“Gilligan’s Island” star Dawn Wells certainly isn’t being cast away by her friends and fans in her time of financial difficulty.
Wells, who played Mary Ann Summers on the iconic sitcom, reacted Wednesday to the support she’s received thanks to a GoFundMe campaign launched on her behalf, saying that she’s “amazed at the kindness and affection I have received” and adding, “please know that my outlook is positive.”
The GoFundMe campaign, launched by Dugg Kirkpatrick — who describes Wells as his “dearest friend” — has of this writing raised more than $58,000 out of its $180,000 goal.
Also Read: Russell Johnson, the Professor on 'Gilligan's Island,' Dead at 89
The campaign, launched Aug. 27, states that, after 2008, Wells “suffered through the banking crash and lost everything including her life savings in addition, to a life-threatening surgery which came close to killing her.”
According to the campaign, Wells “was a victim...
Wells, who played Mary Ann Summers on the iconic sitcom, reacted Wednesday to the support she’s received thanks to a GoFundMe campaign launched on her behalf, saying that she’s “amazed at the kindness and affection I have received” and adding, “please know that my outlook is positive.”
The GoFundMe campaign, launched by Dugg Kirkpatrick — who describes Wells as his “dearest friend” — has of this writing raised more than $58,000 out of its $180,000 goal.
Also Read: Russell Johnson, the Professor on 'Gilligan's Island,' Dead at 89
The campaign, launched Aug. 27, states that, after 2008, Wells “suffered through the banking crash and lost everything including her life savings in addition, to a life-threatening surgery which came close to killing her.”
According to the campaign, Wells “was a victim...
- 9/6/2018
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
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