Children From Maine to Florida Participate in TD Bank's Summer Reading Program, Earn $437,760

CHERRY HILL, N.J. and PORTLAND, Maine, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank^®, recently rewarded 43,776 children from Maine to Florida with $10 each in a new or existing Young Saver account for participating in its annual Summer Reading Program, a 37% increase over 2010.

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From May through September, 2011, children 18 years old and under participated in the program, each reading at least 10 books and earning $437,760 for their Young Saver accounts.

"We are thrilled that so many children participated in the summer reading program this year," said Elizabeth K. Warn, President of the TD Charitable Foundation and Senior Vice President of Community Development for TD Bank. "Keeping their reading skills sharp through the summer is key for children to excel during the ensuing school year. TD Bank is proud to support these young readers."

To help spread the word about the Summer Reading Program to children throughout the TD Bank footprint, employees participated in the bank's annual Employee Reading Program throughout the summer, spending 1,195 hours reading to more than 25,800 children. As part of the program, TD Bank volunteers read The Can Man by Laura E. Williams - a financially-themed book chosen for its message about the importance of compassion and saving money - to elementary school classes and youth organizations and donated the book to the school or organization's library.

TD Bank Summer Reading participants by state:

Connecticut: 2,615
Delaware: 1,239
Florida: 2,747
Maine: 3,406
Massachusetts: 1,870
New Hampshire: 3,446
New Jersey: 13,173
New York: 5,659
North Carolina/South Carolina: 421*
Pennsylvania: 7,292
Rhode Island: 81
Vermont: 908
Washington, DC Metro (MD/VA): 919

*Program began July 1, 2011.

For more information, visit www.tdbank.com/summerreading.

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 7.4 million customers with a full range of retail, small business and commercial banking products and services at more than 1,275 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.

SOURCE TD Bank

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