text: My dearest friend and YOUR favorite castaway, Dawn Wells ( Mary Ann from ‘Gillian’s Island’ ) 
   
   needs YOU ! 
   
   
   
   After 2008, like many of us, Dawn 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. 
   
   Dawn was a victim of an unexpected accident that required hospitalization for two months and a very long time to rest and heal 
   
   Dawn needs $194,000 to alleviate penalties by the IRS( which are compounded daily) and to pay her hospital costs 
   
   Dawn is living one of the greatest fears we Americans have, an uncertain future. Should any of you out there wish to contribute a small some to help a woman who gave so many people Joy over the years, it would be so appreciated. God Bless 
   
   
   
   PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME SAVE OUR AMERICAN ICON- Dawn Wells 
   
   
   
   Thank you in advance. 
   
   
   
   Dugg Kirkpatrick 
   
   
   
   ps 
   
   i had to up the goal because of fees that go fund me has. I didn’t take that into consideration 
   
   
   
   
   
   Today, September 13 
   
   marks the day that Leonard Carter will be able to withdraw funds on Dawn’s behalf! 
   
   YAY!!! 
   
   
   
   thank you so much everyone! 
   
   Share Tweet 6.6k shares on Facebook shares on Facebook ||||| Dawn Wells, best known for playing Mary Ann Summers on Gilligan’s Island, is in need of financial aid, according to a GoFundMe reportedly created by her friend. 
   
   A man by the name of Dugg Kirkpatrick recently launched a fundraiser with a goal of almost $200,000 to help Wells, 79, pay off medical bills. 
   
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   As of Friday morning, the campaign has raised nearly $120,000 in just 10 days. 
   
   According to the fundraiser description, Wells has been struggling to make ends meet since the 2008 financial crisis. She allegedly suffered “an unexpected accident that required hospitalization for two months” and needs the funds to “alleviate penalties by the IRS” and cover her hospital costs. 
   
   PEOPLE has reached out Wells, her agent and Kirkpatrick for comment. 
   
   Dawn Wells as Mary Ann Summers on Gilligan's Island CBS-TV/UA/Gladysya Prod/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock 
   
   Kirkpatrick told TMZ that Wells broke her knee this year and was already recovering from a major surgery where she suffered complications. She reportedly wants to be moved to a smaller assisted living facility that caters specifically to people in the film and TV industry, but she was denied due to her debt. 
   
   Kirkpatrick also told the outlet that Wells has no family to support her and has already lost her home. He is reportedly trying to get her moved into the new facility in Glendale, California, sometime this week. 
   
   According to photos posted on his Twitter account, Kirkpatrick appears to be a hair stylist who has worked with Wells.
target: – Dawn Wells is not doing so well, according to the friend who launched a GoFundMe crowdfunding campaign for the Gilligan's Island actress. Wells, 79, who played Mary Ann on the show, lost almost everything in the 2008 financial crisis, the friend tells TMZ. This year, while already recovering from a major surgery and complications resulting from it, she broke her knee. She now needs to move to an assisted living facility, but it won't take her because she's nearly $200,000 in debt, the friend says. "Dawn needs $194,000 to alleviate penalties by the IRS (which are compounded daily) and to pay her hospital costs," the GoFundMe campaign says, though it's seeking to raise just $180,000. In a campaign update, the friend quotes Wells as saying, "I just don’t know what happened! I thought I would be just fine, but apparently I’m not. I’ve found myself with no home, husband, or kids. I thank god every day that I have friends and fans who care or this whole thing would be too overwhelming." The campaign asks the public to help "YOUR favorite castaway," noting that she is "a woman who gave so many people Joy over the years." As of this writing, it has raised more than $46,000. People notes that the campaign is run by someone calling himself Dugg Kirkpatrick, and points to a Twitter photo seeming to indicate he is a hairstylist who has worked with Wells.