TD Bank and Arbor Day Foundation announce 2014 TD Green Streets grant recipients

CHERRY HILL, N.J., March 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank^®, and the Arbor Day Foundation announced the winners of TD Green Streets, a grant program supporting innovation in urban forestry. Each $20,000 grant will fund projects in underserved communities, including the purchase of trees, tree planting, maintenance costs and educational activities.

Along with TD's flagship volunteer program, TD Tree Days, TD Green Streets is a component of TD Forests, a North American initiative that helps protect critical forest habitats equal to the amount of paper the bank uses each year. Together, these programs underscore the bank's commitment to forest protection and stewardship, and are a direct investment in the health of our urban tree canopy.

"TD is excited to award TD Green Streets grants to these exemplary municipalities for their commitment to expanding local urban forestry projects," said Diana Glassman, Head of Environmental Affairs for TD Bank. "The ongoing partnership with Arbor Day Foundation aligns with our environmental commitment to help strengthen and sustain the communities where we live and work. Together, we can make a long-term, sustainable difference."

"We're excited to join TD Bank in supporting these 10 communities, which have demonstrated their commitment to effective tree care for the benefit of all," said John Rosenow, founder and chief executive of the Arbor Day Foundation. "TD Green Streets will help these worthy Tree City USA program participants to remain leading environmental stewards of urban and community forestry."

To be eligible for a TD Green Streets grant, qualified municipalities were required to be current Arbor Day Foundation Tree City USA^®-designated communities within TD Bank's United States footprint. Tree City USA^® is the nation's premier urban and community forestry program, providing a foundation for effective, well-organized community tree care.

The following municipalities were awarded TD Green Streets grants:

Bronx, NY
Charleston, SC 
Chelsea, MA
Easton, PA 
Hartford, CT
Hoboken, NJ
Miami, FL
North Hempstead, NY
Tampa, FL
Worcester, MA

About TD Green Streets
Launched in 2013 by TD and the Arbor Day Foundation, TD Green Streets supports innovation in urban forestry. To be eligible for a TD Green Streets grant, qualified municipalities must be a current Arbor Day Foundation Tree City USA-designated community within TD Bank's U.S. footprint, and the proposed project must take place in a low- to moderate-income neighborhood. More information is available at tdgreenstreets.com. 

About the Arbor Day Foundation
The Arbor Day Foundation is a nonprofit conservation and education organization of one million members, with the mission to inspire people to plant, nurture and celebrate trees. More information on the Foundation and its programs can be found at arborday.org, or by visiting us on Facebook, Twitter or our blog.

About TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank^®
TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank, is one of the 10 largest banks in the U.S., providing more than 8 million customers with a full range of retail, small business and commercial banking products and services at approximately 1,300 convenient locations throughout the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Metro D.C., the Carolinas and Florida. In addition, TD Bank and its subsidiaries offer customized private banking and wealth management services through TD Wealth^®, and vehicle financing and dealer commercial services through TD Auto Finance. TD Bank is headquartered in Cherry Hill, N.J. To learn more, visit www.tdbank.com. Find TD Bank on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TDBank and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/TDBank_US.

TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank, is a member of TD Bank Group and a subsidiary of The Toronto-Dominion Bank of Toronto, Canada, a top 10 financial services company in North America. The Toronto-Dominion Bank trades on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges under the ticker symbol "TD". To learn more, visit www.td.com.

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