Rhona Hewit, the owner of Rhona’s at the Beach in Gorey, announced on social media last month that she was only £1,000 away from her target. 

She added that she would be selling donated knitted chickens in the run-up to Easter to reach her £40,000 lifetime fundraising goal before her birthday on 17 March.

Rhona achieved this goal last week thanks to an “amazing customer” who donated the remaining £65.

 

“The community spirit is incredible in Jersey,” she said. “I wouldn’t be able to do this by myself and without the community.

“I’m immensely proud of myself but, more importantly, of everyone who continues to support me in my efforts.”

Rhona started her annual fish-finger-sandwich fundraiser in 2018 after she lost her nephew to suicide, spurring her on to raise money for the Jersey Recovery College.

Each year, she chooses a different local charity to benefit from the proceeds.

The café raised almost £5,000 for ocean therapy charity Healing Waves in 2022, and more than £6,000 for Christian charity Grace Trust last year.

This year, the proceeds will go to the MND Association, a charity supporting people affected by motor neurone disease.

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