Heather Mills had just returned from a wonderful
holiday to India when she saw
on the television news that an earthquake had ravaged the country.
Just hours earlier she had been enjoying the culture, sights and hospitality of people whose homes and lives now lay in ruins. But unlike many horrified viewers, the plight of the victims touched Heather on a more personal level, as she learned that thousands of people had lost limbs...just as she had herself in a road accident eight years ago.
Heather contacted HELLO! and asked us to support her as she visited
the scene of the earthquake. Her quest was to find people who had
lost arms and legs, raise the money to provide them with artificial
limbs and show them how she had coped with losing a leg. We have
started her appeal by donating enough money to buy 5,000 limbs.
She is also arranging local people to be taught how to manufacture
them using local resources.
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I would like to share with you some current news regarding my website. Later in May when it's launched you will see many changes and additions to my website. There is going to be a new, fresh structure, leading you to expanded areas within many sections. I'm sorry it has taken so long for us to update our website, but as you can imagine we have had a very busy few years.
Heather was on a panel of 10 judges at this Years 57th Annual Miss USA Beauty Pageant. She agreed to participate as a judge due to the charitable aspects of the event.
This year's winner was a 26-year old Texas business woman, Crystle Stewart who said she wants to dedicate her life to philanthropy. She will have helped, after only one reigning year to raise over $50 million dollars for various Breast and Ovarian cancer charities.
Heather met Martina in 1994 when she bought her first convoy to Croatia. She arranged for Bob Watts an eminent prosthesist from the UK to come to Croatia to make artificial limbs. Martina was one of the many amputee's that Bob and Heather helped.
Martina is now 20 and Heather recently visited Martina in Croatia to help her get employement.
Read more about the Martina story when Heather's website is launched later this month in May.
For all Heather's Latest News visit www.heathermills.org