Town are searching for charities based in the eastern region to be their nominated charities for the 2010/11 season.

Each chosen locally-based charity will be eligible to receive a share of the money distributed to the club by the FA’s Community Shield, in addition to the opportunity to raise income and awareness from player appearances and Ipswich Town memorabilia.

The Blues have worked with specific named charities for a number of years now and will continue to support hospitals and hospices in the region with annual Christmas visits by first team players.

Chief executive Simon Clegg said: “Ipswich Town is committed to helping raise the profile of our nominated charities, as well as much needed funds, lending them the stature of club to achieve the maximum possible benefit during their tenure as a Club Charity.”

The Ipswich Town Community Trust Changing Lives fund is again set to be amongst the beneficiaries. This fund is used to provide bursaries and make investments in Community Trust programmes, facilities and equipment, which impact upon the lives of children, young people and adults who are involved in either sport or education projects run by the Trust.

Other charities which benefited in 2009/10 were Disability Care Enterprise and Cancer Campaign in Suffolk, who received their share of the Football Association’s Community Shield distribution prior to kick-off at the final game of the season against Sheffield United.

If you are a locally based charity and not a branch of a national charity, think you could benefit from the strength of the Ipswich Town name and would like to be considered to receive special attention from the club, please contact Camilla Haycock, Town's media and PR manager, either by email or by post - Ipswich Town Football Club, Portman Road, Ipswich, IP1 2DA - to receive an application form. Completed applications need to be received by Town by Friday 25th June.

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tractored added 11:18 - May 26 Surely St Johns Ambulance should be chosen. It is enormous shame on this club that they lost about £11000 when the club went into administration. The club now spends countless millions on players but have never, to the best of my knowledge, settled this shameful debt. I note that the supporters of Pompey and Palace both set up funds to repay the amount SJA lost through their administrations.

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Suffolk_n_Good added 11:21 - May 26 I had no knowledge of this Tractored, but if it is as you say I would agree 100% with you, they should surely be compensated for this, Good post!
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Phlooky added 11:51 - May 26 They should also support the Rare Breeds Survival Trust - the Suffolk Punch is listed as 'critical'.
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bluecityrollers added 13:37 - May 26 They've supported a Suffolk Punch charity fairly recently.
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bennyblue added 14:24 - May 26 well it would have to be a sunderland charity surely all the handouts and donations we give to them how about putting a 2% charity levy on every quid we handover to sunderland next year should be a tidy sum all for a good cause perhaps salvos or vinnies or greenpeace ?
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comeonthegoodtimes added 14:47 - May 26 well i think we should keep it nice and local, Suffolk Child development centre, based at Ipswich hospital. They do alot for families and children with special needsand development problems.
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Up_The_Town84 added 15:29 - May 26 Bennyblue...class kn*bber
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FootballsMyLife added 17:24 - May 26 St John Ambulance! For majorly the reason on the first comment, they lost huge amounts of money, for giving their services to club when they went into administration! Surely a good candidate for all the work they do for the club!
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Wickets added 19:12 - May 26 Benny you always post complete tripe, but that particular speel is in very bad taste
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Suffolk_n_Good added 19:16 - May 26 I'VE GOT IT! Why don't we set up a new chairty?..... we could call it the "Lets cram Bennyblue into a box, nail it shut, wrap chains around & padlock it, weight it down & send it first class to the indian ocean, to be dropped overboard, charitable trust!!"... Anyone who thinks this is a worthy course, could donate a fiver to cover postage & administration!!!!
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Wickets added 19:34 - May 26 Who could argue with St Johns ambulance for the reasons given but for personal reasons Ipswich Childrens Hospice would be my choice, they do wonderfull work in the toughest of circumstances.
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bennyblue added 03:50 - May 27 ill give u a tenner
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