The Nurse of the Year for 2018 has donated $1,000 to a diabetes charity after holding a birthday fundraiser.

Genieve Williams-Hart said that she and her husband, Jamal Hart, used his birthday party to raise the money.

She explained: “My husband was turning 50 in December and he wanted to have a party.

“But we decided that instead of him getting gifts we asked for donations for our preferred charity.”

She also said that the event, called “The Red Party,” was a combination of a sit-down dinner that raised $500, and an after-party with additional guests that doubled the amount.

Ms Williams-Hart added: “Because the Bermuda Nurses Association gave me the honour of Nurse of the Year, I wanted to do something that gave back to the community.

“Seeing that the Bermuda Diabetes Association is my charity, this is how I wanted to raise some money.”

Ms Williams-Hart, a school nurse known as Nurse Jenny to her patients, presented the cheque to the Bermuda Diabetes Association at The Royal Gazette.

A spokeswoman for the Bermuda Diabetes Association said that the funds would go towards the renovation of their new building on Princess Street in Hamilton.

The building will house a pharmacy and provide educational programmes on diabetes.

The spokeswoman added: “Diabetes across the island effects so many families and so many people, which makes us a small organisation with a big mandate.

“When you feel that you’ve got a team behind you it makes our job a lot easier, so we’re very, very grateful.”

The association also plans to take part in the “Lindo’s to Lindo’s Walk” to raise more cash.

The walk will be held on March 3 starting at 8.30am.

Volunteers will walk from Lindo’s Family Foods in Warwick to Lindo’s Market in Devonshire.

Anyone who wants to sign up for the event can collect application forms at Lindo’s supermarkets and submit them to the Bermuda Diabetes Association headquarters at the corner of Dundonald Street and Cedar Avenue in Hamilton.

Volunteers can also sign up at www.racedayworld.com/Race/BM/Warwick/LindostoLindos.