CHERRY HILL, N.J., Nov. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The TD
Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank,
America's Most Convenient Bank®, announced today that it
will provide $800,000 in grants to 36
food banks across the bank's Maine
to Florida footprint to help
provide meals locally to families and individuals in need. The
grants focus on food stability; healthy growth and development; and
access to fresh food for underserved communities.
The grants will help food banks stock shelves to support
thousands of people who are experiencing a lack of or limited
access to food during this holiday season.
"TD is honored to work with food banks that are embedded in our
communities providing food and support to people in need," said
Mike Rayder, Donation and Foundation
Manager, TD Charitable Foundation. "We are extremely proud to
continue our support of organizations that help to empower our
communities and act as an advocate to eradicate food insecurities
that many face."
The following food banks have received grants:
- Connecticut:
Connecticut Food Bank, Inc. – Wallingford (New London)
Connecticut Food Bank, Inc. – Wallingford
(Litchfield)
- Delaware:
Food Bank of Delaware, Inc. –
Newark
- Florida:
Bread of the Mighty Food Bank – Gainesville
Community Food Bank of Citrus
County – Homosassa
Feeding Florida – Tallahassee (Brevard
County)
Feeding Florida – Tallahassee (Saint
Lucie County)
First Step Food Bank – Ocala
Heartland Food Reservoir – Sebring
Palm Beach County Food Bank, Inc.
Second Harvest Food Bank of Central
Florida – Volusia
Branch
Second Harvest Food Bank of Central
Florida – Brevard Branch
United Against Poverty – Vero
Beach
- Maine:
Good Shepherd Food Bank – Auburn
(Aroostook County)
Good Shepherd Food Bank – Auburn
(Franklin County)
- Massachusetts:
The Greater Boston Food Bank,
Inc. – Boston
- New Hampshire:
New Hampshire Catholic
Charities, Inc. – Manchester
- New Jersey:
Mercer Street Friends Center –
Trenton
- New York:
Island Harvest, Ltd. – Bethpage
Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New
York – Latham (Columbia County)
Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New
York – Latham (Clinton County)
Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New
York – Latham (Sullivan County)
Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New
York – Latham (Warren County)
St. Francis Food Pantries and Shelters – New York City
- North Carolina:
Manna Food Bank, Inc. – Asheville
(Cleveland County)
Manna Food Bank, Inc. – Asheville
(Macon County)
- Pennsylvania:
Philabundance – Philadelphia
- Rhode Island:
Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association – Providence
- South Carolina:
Lowcountry Food Bank, Inc. – Charleston
(Florence)
Lowcountry Food Bank, Inc. – Charleston (Georgetown)
- Vermont:
Vermont Food Bank – Barre
(Bennington County)
Vermont Food Bank – Barre
(Chittenden County)
Vermont Food Bank – Barre
(Washington County)
- Virginia:
Food for Others, Inc. – Fairfax
- Washington:
Capital Area Food Bank – D.C.
Capital Area Food Bank – Maryland
To learn more about this program, visit
https://www.tdbank.com/community/charitable_foundation_grant.html.
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 more than $178.4 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 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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