TORONTO and CHERRY HILL, NJ, April 27, 2015 /CNW/ - TD Bank Group will donate $50,000 to the Red Cross in support of critical disaster relief efforts for communities affected by the earthquake in Nepal.

"We are deeply saddened by the devastation caused by the earthquake in Nepal," says Scott Mullin, Vice President, Community Relations, TD Bank Group. "On behalf of our employees and customers, our thoughts are with the victims' families in Nepal, northern India and here in North America."

About TD Bank Group The Toronto-Dominion Bank and its subsidiaries are collectively known as TD Bank Group ("TD" or the "Bank"). TD is the sixth largest bank in North America by branches and serves more than 24 million customers in three key businesses operating in a number of locations in financial centres around the globe: Canadian Retail, including TD Canada Trust, TD Auto Finance Canada, TD Wealth (Canada), TD Direct Investing, and TD Insurance; U.S. Retail, including TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank, TD Auto Finance U.S., TD Wealth (U.S.), and an investment in TD Ameritrade; and Wholesale Banking, including TD Securities. TD also ranks among the world's leading online financial services firms, with approximately 9.7 million active online and mobile customers. TD had CDN$1.1 trillion in assets on January 31, 2015. The Toronto-Dominion Bank trades under the symbol "TD" on the Toronto and New York Stock Exchanges.

SOURCE TD Bank Group