The new organisation – Jersey Side by Side – aims to harness the great community spirit shown by Islanders who raised £1.5m for the Bailiff’s Jersey Asia Relief Appeal, then stood shoulder to shoulder in their thousands on the beach at St Ouen’s Bay to promise continuing support.
Pictures of the Side by Side event, organised by the Jersey Evening Post, were published in newspapers, magazines and websites around the world.
Jersey Asia Relief is drawing to a close to be superseded by Jersey Side by Side, a unique charity venture embracing the whole community and ready to offer financial and practical assistance in the event of future emergencies.
Jersey Side by Side, which will be officially launched in the next few weeks, will also seek to fulfil the Island’s promise to give continuing support to the tsunami-hit areas through targeted long-term projects.
