How You Can Help
A Day at the Races: Heather with Sam Schmidt at PIR in Phoenix, AZ in 2005.
During the years since the incident, Heather’s family has been doing everything they can to keep her alive and well, but expenses are high, and they need as much help as they can get.
There are many ways you can help, such as donating once or donating monthly. You can also help without donating money. You can support Heather’s cause by learning more about Domestic Violence, and you can also contact popular television programs listed below about featuring Heather’s story.
One-Time Online Donation
If you would like to donate to Heather’s family just this once, you can donate online now and enter the amount you wish to donate via Paypal. Paypal is a safe way to send money online, and they also accept most major credit cards. You do not have to have a Paypal account to donate this way. (Note: The Paypal account email address you will see on the Paypal payment page is walkthewalk@cox.net and the name associated with this account is Ralph Stephens. Ralph is Heather’s father.)
Monthly Online Donations
If you would like to give a certain amount of money to Heather’s family each month to help her family with expenses, you can choose one of the following amounts and that amount will be automatically deducted from your Paypal account each month. You will be able to cancel your monthly donations at any time by logging into your Paypal account.
Select Monthly Donation Amount:
$5 / $10 / $20 / $50 / $100
(Note: The Paypal account email address you will see on the Paypal payment page is walkthewalk@cox.net and the name associated with this account is Ralph Stephens. Ralph is Heather’s father.)
Learn About Domestic Violence
Below is a list of links to Domestic Violence websites.
My Story
I’m a mother, mentor and a survivor of domestic violence. Ten years ago domestic violence forever changed my life and the lives of my family. As the bullet penetrated my spinal cord, it shattered many hopes, dreams and my ability to function as I once did but it did not destroy me or my will to live. Ten years ago my ex-husband, Ron Samuels, hired men to murder me. I died at the scene of the crime but was brought back to life by a paramedic.
Contact a Television Program
Below is a list of links that go to the contact pages of television programs. Nothing helps more than spreading the word, and being featured on a major network will help Heather very much.- The Oprah Winfrey Show
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
- 60 Minutes
- ABC's 20/20
- ABC's Primetime
- Larry King Live
- Good Morning America