Question
Who is Grandma Sparky?
Short answer
Grandma Sparky is Helice Bridges, an 83-year-old woman from Carlsbad, California, who created the "Who I Am Makes a Difference" ribbon. She started it after surviving an abusive marriage and nearly ending her own life at 37.
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How Can Young People Make a Difference in Their Community?
A young person can make a real difference in about a minute, simply by telling one person why they matter. In our film, an 83-year-old Helice "Grandma Sparky" Bridges built a movement on that act. Jack Canfield tell the story of how one father used it on his teenage son the night the boy had planned to end his life, so in a matter of one minute and those words reached his son and saved his life.
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