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Although free accommodation and flights to Jersey are not included in any volunteer benefits package,the EIU says, anyone wishing to lend a hand will be given an appreciation of thanks from the organising committee, which in recent times has been comprised of a Marathon t-shirt and a goody bag packed full of sponsors' products!
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