Fyre caterer crowdfunds $195K after festival disaster

Fyre Festival was a complete disaster that saw so many people conned out of their money, including Exuma Point restaurant owner Maryann Rolle.

The caterer worked with her husband and staff to try and provide food for the stranded festival goers, and claims she had to use $69,000 of her own savings to pay for everything.

But thanks to the attention raised by both the Netflix and Hulu documentaries about the festival, there is finally a silver lining for Maryann and her husband.

After the gofundme page the couple set up was tweeted out by the producers of the Netflix documentary, well-wishers from across the globe have helped them to raise a whopping $140,000 so far.

“Back in April 2017 I pushed myself to the limit catering no less than a 1000 meals per day. Breakfast, lunch and dinner were all prepared and delivered by Exuma Point to Coco Plum Beach and Roker’s Point where the main events were scheduled to take place,” Maryann explained on the page. “Organizers would also visit my Exuma Point location to enjoy the prepared meals. Fyre Fest organizers were also checked into all the rooms at Exuma Point Resort.”

She continued: “As I make this plea it’s hard to believe and embarrassing to admit that I was not paid…I was left in a big hole! My life was changed forever, and my credit was ruined by Fyre Fest. My only resource today is to appeal for help.”

“There is an old saying that goes “bad publicity is better than no publicity” and I pray that whoever reads this plea is able to assist,” she concluded.

Her words touched so many people that the money raised has surpassed her original target of $171,000.

Netflix’s documentary Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened has renewed interest in the outrageous fail of the 2017 festival which saw hundreds head to the Bahamas for a luxurious trip – only for them to be sleeping in emergency tents and eating cheap sandwiches.

It was abruptly cancelled meaning attendees and the many Bahamian workers hired to set up and run the event were cheated out of their money.

Thankfully the festival’s founder Billy McFarland has been sentence to six years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of wire fraud.

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