Helice \u201cGrandma Sparky\u201d Bridges<\/p>\n
Helice “Grandma Sparky” is a transformative leader and children’s advocate who has impacted over 50 million people worldwide. Described by Jack Canfield as “a cross between Martin Luther King, Lucille Ball, and Gandhi,” she is the founder of Blue Ribbons Worldwide and creator of the “Who I Am Makes A Difference\u00ae Blue Ribbon Ceremony.” A renowned speaker and author, she has presented at prestigious events including the Environment Earth Summit and received multiple awards, including the TKF Gandhi Non-Violence Award. Featured in Forbes, Discover Magazine, and Legacy Unlimited Magazine, Grandma Sparky continues to inspire global change through leadership and community building.<\/p>\n
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Lynn Sanders | Difference Maker Media, LLC<\/p>\n
Lynn Sanders is a passionate storyteller, best-selling author, and founder of Difference Makers Media. She empowers cause-focused leaders to craft and share impactful stories through strategic coaching, writing, and multimedia promotion. As a children’s book author and Blue Ribbon Ambassador with Blue Ribbons Worldwide, Lynn has honored over 2,000 people and helped transform Chicago into the world’s 3rd Blue Ribbon City. Her mission: to shine a light on those making the world better, one story at a time. For a free story guide, visit: https:\/\/DifferenceMakersMedia.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sponsored by<\/p>\n You are invited to the Access to Capital team\u2019s end of the year Let\u2019s Chat Live celebration! We have hosted events throughout the year and now it\u2019s time to learn…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":31325,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","_tribe_events_is_hybrid":"","_tribe_events_is_virtual":"","_tribe_events_virtual_video_source":"","_tribe_events_virtual_embed_video":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button_text":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_at":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_to":[],"_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_event":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_views":"","_tribe_events_virtual_url":"","footnotes":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[89],"class_list":["post-32558","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tribe_events_cat-a2c-lets-chat-series","cat_a2c-lets-chat-series"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"ticketed":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wbdc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/32558","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wbdc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wbdc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wbdc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.wbdc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/32558\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32561,"href":"https:\/\/www.wbdc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/32558\/revisions\/32561"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wbdc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wbdc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wbdc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32558"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wbdc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=32558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.wbdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Huntington.png\")
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