The 2024 TD Scholarships for Community
Leadership program recognizes students from across Canada for their leadership and contributions
to their communities
TORONTO, May 28, 2024
/CNW/ -, May 28, 2024 - Today, TD
Bank Group (TD) is pleased to announce the 20 recipients of its
2024 TD Scholarships for Community Leadership program. This year's
recipients have been recognized for their outstanding leadership
achievements and contributions to support change, nurture progress
and help communities thrive. From leading skills-building programs
to helping their fellow students develop technology, language, and
mathematics capabilities, to fostering community connectedness, and
leading physical and mental health initiatives, these recipients
are being recognized for the mark they are helping to make in their
classrooms and communities.
"AT TD, one of the ways we help deliver on our purpose is by
supporting the changemakers of today and tomorrow, who embody
exceptional community spirit and leadership and have the potential
to make a meaningful impact in the years to come" says Alicia Rose, AVP, Social Impact. "Through the TD
Ready Commitment, the Bank's corporate citizenship platform, we're
proud to offer this scholarship program to support these
outstanding students who are dedicating their time, talents and
energy to support change and nurture progress, as they begin the
next step of their educational journey."
This year's recipients are:
- Muhammad Ahmed, Collège
Miles Macdonell Collegiate, Winnipeg,
MB
- Albany Benson, Chippewa
Secondary School, North Bay,
ON
- Prisha Bhavsar,
Stouffville District Secondary School, Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON
- Chetanbir Brar, Garibaldi School, Maple Ridge, BC
- Kasey Budgell, Valmont
Academy, Kings Point, NL
- Omar Elgazzar, Maxwell
Heights Secondary School, Oshawa,
ON
- Béatrice Girard, Cégep Limoilou, campus de Charlesbourg, Boischatel, QC
- Jackson Hurley,
Charles P. Allen High School,
Halifax, NS
- Evan Johnson, Stratford
District Secondary School, Stratford,
ON
- Sara Kanafani,
Stevenson-London Secondary, Richmond,
BC
- Clara Misener,
Perth and District Collegiate
Institute, Perth, ON
- Alexander Mocanu, Collège
Marianopolis, Montréal, QC
- Aaliyah Pirani, Western
Canada High School, Calgary,
AB
- Ché Silvera, Upper Canada
College, Toronto, ON
- Lucy Stobbe, Bishop
James Mahoney, Saskatoon, SK
- Inemesit Usoro-Udo, Saint
John High School, Saint John, NB
- Ainsley Wood, Kelowna
Secondary School, Kelowna, BC
- Fazayl Zahra, Wetaskiwin Composite High School,
Wetaskiwin, AB
- Candice Zhong,
Dawson College, Brossard, QC
- Leah Casey, Holy Spirit
High School, Conception Bay South,
NL
"Becoming a TD Scholarships for Community Leadership recipient
changed the course of my university experience. I no longer had to
worry about financing my education and working part time while
studying" says Besan Jadalowen, 2022-2023 TD Scholarship for
Community Leadership recipient. "And now as an alumni, I am
grateful to be connected with a network of young influencers who
want to make an impact just like me!"
Since 1995, 580 Canadian high-school students have received a TD
Scholarship for Community Leadership for their post-secondary
education totaling $29 million from
TD. Each year, 20 scholarships are available to be awarded to
students in their last year of high- school or CEGEP (in
Quebec) and have a value of up to
$70,000, including up to $10,000 for tuition and $7,500 for living expenses per year for a maximum
of 4 years. Recipients also have the chance to make lifelong
connections through summer employment with TD or at a community
organization funded by TD through the TD Ready Commitment, as well
as mentorship and networking opportunities.
To learn more about this year's recipients and for complete
information about the TD Scholarships for Community Leadership
program, including eligibility requirements and the selection
process, please visit: www.td.com/scholarship. Applications for
2025 scholarships will be available online starting September 2024.
In addition to the TD Scholarship for Community Leadership
program, TD also has the TD Scholarship for Indigenous Peoples
program – managed by AFOA Canada—a not-for-profit led by Indigenous
Peoples. This program has 25 scholarships available to be awarded
annually, worth up to $60,000 over
four years. Applications for this program for the September 2025 school year will be available
online starting in September
2024.
About the TD Ready
Commitment
TD has a long-standing commitment to enriching the lives of its
customers, colleagues and communities. Under the TD Ready
Commitment and its four interconnected drivers of change: Financial
Security, Vibrant Planet, Connected Communities, and Better Health;
we are targeting a total of $1
billion by 2030 in community giving to help support
initiatives that focus on these drivers. Through the TD Ready
Commitment, TD aspires to link its business, philanthropy and human
capital to help people feel more confident - not just about their
finances, but also in their ability to achieve their personal goals
in a changing world. For further information, visit
td.com/tdreadycommitment.
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
assets and serves over 27.5 million customers in four key
businesses operating in a number of locations in financial centres
around the globe: Canadian Personal and Commercial Banking,
including TD Canada Trust and TD Auto Finance Canada; U.S. Retail,
including TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank®, TD
Auto Finance U.S., TD Wealth (U.S.), and an investment in The
Charles Schwab Corporation; Wealth Management and Insurance,
including TD Wealth (Canada), TD
Direct Investing, and TD Insurance; and Wholesale Banking,
including TD Securities and TD Cowen. TD also ranks among the
world's leading online financial services firms, with more than 17
million active online and mobile customers. TD had $1.97 trillion in assets on April 30, 2024. The Toronto-Dominion Bank trades
under the symbol "TD" on the Toronto and New York Stock Exchanges.
SOURCE TD Bank Group