CHERRY HILL, N.J. and PORTLAND, Maine, Jan. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Employees from TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank®, contributed more than $2.2 million to the United Way through the bank's annual Employee Workplace Giving Campaign. To complement the bank's employee campaign, an additional $1.5 million was donated through the TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank.

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The employee contribution is a $1 million increase over last year's donations and will be distributed to 135 local United Ways within TD Bank's footprint from Maine to Florida. The record-breaking employee contribution highlights TD Bank employees' commitment to giving back to the communities where they live and work.

"We are extremely proud of the support TD Bank employees continue to show for their communities," said Elizabeth K. Warn, President of the TD Charitable Foundation and Senior Vice President of Community Relations at TD Bank. "The impact of these contributions cannot be understated, and we are thrilled to complement our employees' efforts with additional funds to United Ways throughout the TD Bank footprint."

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About the TD Charitable Foundation
The TD Charitable Foundation is the charitable giving arm of TD Bank N.A., which operates as TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank®, and is one of the 10 largest commercial banking organizations in the United States. The Foundation's mission is to serve the individuals, families and businesses in all the communities where TD Bank operates, having made $83.5 million in charitable donations since its inception in 2002. The Foundation's areas of focus are affordable housing, financial literacy and education, and the environment. More information on the TD Charitable Foundation, including an online grant application, is available at www.TDBank.com.

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 7.8 million customers with a full range of retail, small business and commercial banking products and services at more than 1,280 convenient locations throughout the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Metro D.C., the Carolinas and Florida. In addition, TD Bank and its subsidiaries offer customized wealth management services through TD Wealth, and insurance products and services through TD Insurance, Inc. TD Bank is headquartered in Cherry Hill, N.J., and Portland, Maine. To learn more, find TD Bank on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TDMoneyLoungeUS, on Twitter at www.twitter.com/TDBank_US, or visit www.tdbank.com.

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 and one of the few banks in the world rated Aaa by Moody's. 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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