TD signs up as national sponsor of Canada's biggest rock festival

    TORONTO, May 21 /CNW/ - Canada's most comfortable bank will become
Canada's "rockin-est" bank this summer with the announcement, today, that it
has signed up as a national sponsor of Virgin Festival Canada.
    Virgin Festival Canada has established itself as one of the top rock
festivals in North America. Since the first-ever Canadian Virgin Festival
launched in Toronto in September 2006, about 100,000 music lovers have lived
the Virgin Festival experience. This year Virgin Festival will rock Calgary
and Toronto. TD Canada Trust will sponsor the TD Music Stage at Virgin
Festival Calgary (June 21, 22) and Virgin Festival Toronto (September 6, 7).
For more information about both cities visit www.virginfestival.ca.
    Through its TD Friends of the Environment Foundation, TD will also be a
major presence in the Virgin Festival Green Spot -- a designated area within
the festival dedicated to raising awareness about the environment. The TD
Friends of the Environment Foundation Green Zone will feature unique
giveaways, environmental exhibits, and energy saving innovations such as solar
powered computer stations and solar powered camera charging stations.
    "TD Canada Trust is all about comfort and, for many, so is music -- it's
why we sponsor so many music events and jazz festivals across the country. And
for a whole generation of Canadians, many of them our customers, hanging out
at a rock festival, taking in the sun and the fresh air and listening to their
favourite acts is as comfortable as it gets," said Tim Hockey, Group Head
Personal Banking, Co-Chair TD Canada Trust.
    And to make the festival experience even more comfortable, The TD Comfort
Crew will be on hand at each festival dispensing sunscreen, hand sanitizer and
cooling mist to the crowds.

    TD and Music

    Canadians love music and, at TD, so do we. So we're proud to be part of
bringing the best in music to our communities and our customers through
sponsorships that include nine of Canada's foremost jazz festivals, Canadian
Idol and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and by supporting important
and exciting music programs like the National Youth Orchestra, Piano Plus and
the TD Canada Trust Family Concerts. With all the things we're already doing
with music, sponsoring Virgin's Mobile Music Festivals in Canada just feels,
well, comfortable.

    About TD Friends of the Environment Foundation (FEF)

    Since 1990, FEF has provided $45 million in funding to over 17,000
grassroots environment and wildlife projects across Canada. In 2007, FEF
provided $3 million in support of 830 environmental projects. Thousands of TD
customers and employees donate to FEF on a monthly basis and TD Bank Financial
Group matches donations up to $1 million annually. TD also covers all
administrative costs, ensuring 100 percent of every dollar donated goes
directly to funding environment and wildlife projects in the community where
the donation was made. For more information please visit www.fef.ca.

For further information: Kelly Hechler, Media Relations, TD Bank
Financial Group, (416) 982-2469, Kelly.hechler@td.com