Jersey cafe raises £40k selling fish finger sandwiches

Rhona Hewit has been raising money for local charities since the Covid pandemic in 2020

A Jersey café owner has raised over £40,000 for charities by selling fish finger sandwiches.

Rhona Hewit has been raising money for local charities since the Covid pandemic in 2020.

She said she picked one charity each year, including Macmillan Jersey and Autism Jersey, to give the profits of her sandwiches from her Gorey café.

Both charities said the support had been vital to the support they provided in the island.

Mrs Hewit said: "It's quite incredible because it's just such a huge amount.

"During the pandemic, we couldn't do the one-off fundraisers we used to do, so we decided to stick one item on the menu and donate the money to charity and that was our fish finger sandwiches."

Kevin Always, Macmillan Jersey Operations and Communications Manager, said it had received a "monumental amount" of £10,000

One of the charities which was supported by Mrs Hewit was Macmillan Jersey.

Kevin Always, Macmillan Jersey Operations and Communications Manager, said it had received a "monumental amount" of £10,000.

He said: "She also helps out with social media posts and getting the community around Gorey together.

"We are genuinely so delighted to be aligned with somebody like Rhona because she makes Jersey a better place."

'It's amazing'

Lesley Harrison, Head of charitable services at Autism Jersey, said it "couldn't undertake without people like Rhona".

"We work very hard to deliver a lot of our services for autistic families and carers and it's really important that we have charity partners who recognise the value of the work that we do," she said.

Mrs Hewit said the charities, which recorded her a thank you message, moved her to tears.

"Watching that was amazing - to know that it matters to small charities, it's amazing."