St Helens Town have launched a brand new sponsorship package for the 2010-11 season which will see one lucky participant drive away a brand new Toyota Aygo worth almost £9000. 

The package forms part of the club's main sponsorship deal with Bootle based car dealership Johnsons Toyota Liverpool who have donated the car and who will be assisting the club in promoting the event across the region.

In addition to raising funds for the senior and junior St Helens Town teams the sponsorship project will be supporting local charity The Steve Prescott Foundation who will receive 50% of all profits.

Town Chairman John McKiernan said, 'This is a fantastic opportunity to raise the club's profile as well as some much need funds for the whole club and The Steve Prescott Foundation.  We are extremely grateful to Johnsons Toyota Liverpool for their generous support and hopefully the public and business community will get behind the project.'

He added, 'The Foundation is very well know across the region and has been successful in raising a huge amount of money across a number of activities, many of the sport related, and we thought the Town's football club should do its bit!'

'Steve Prescott is best known for his Rugby League exploits with St Helens, Hull, Wakefield, Ireland and as a GB Lions tourist; but there is a football connection as his son played for the St Helens Town Juniors U8s last season and has recently been signed by Liverpool FC.'

Gareth Shone, General Sales Manager at Johnsons said, 'Our partnership with St Helens Town continues to develop and this season we have become the club's main sponsor.  We will be looking at a range of activities to ensure we both benefit from the partnership - with the 'win-a-Toyota-Car' project hopefully proving to be a successful start.'

The club have 200 sponsorship packages available at £100 each which will give individuals and businesses the opportunity to win the car.  In addition, sponsor details will be added to a 'roll-of-honour' in the club's printed and on-line matchday programme and sponsors will have their details added to the official club website. 

All participants will receive a signed commemorative certificate and will be entered in to the draw for the car which will be made on Saturday 26 March 2011 or as soon as all 200 packages have been sold.

Martin Blondel, Secretary of The Steve Prescott Foundation said, 'We're always on the look-out for new fundraising ideas and when St Helens Town approached us we were delighted with their offer. We are looking forward to working alongside the Football Club and hope to raise a lot of money for the two charities we support the Christie Cancer Hospital & the Try Assist Fund'

For further information, or to purchase a sponsorship package please contact Andy Langley on 07850740894.

The official launch of the project will take place on Tuesday 3 August 2010 at 7pm prior to the kick off of the pre-season friendly game between St Helens Town and Prescot Cables (at Ashton Town FC).

More information about The Steve Prescott Foundation is available at:

www.steveprescottfoundation.co.uk