JAY Slater’s distraught family are planning a series of fundraising events back in the UK.
Almost £50,000 has already been donated on a GoFundMe page since Jay vanished in Tenerife on June 17.
Jay’s devastated mum Debbie Duncan has vowed to use cash from well-wishers to support volunteers hunting for 19-year-old Jay on the island.
She also said money from the appeal would be used towards their own accommodation and food, as well as that of supporters who have jetted to Tenerife.
But The Sun understands his friends and family back in Jay’s hometown Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, are desperate to help.
A source close to the family told The Sun: “Jay has …