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TD Bank Group Supports Campaign for Loyalist College

October 28, 2014

Belleville, Ontario, October 28, 2014 – Loyalist College is pleased to announce a $100,000 donation from TD Bank Group to the Campaign for Loyalist College, in support of the Biosciences Labs in the Sustainable Skills, Technology and Life Sciences Centre. The $6 million campaign is in place to complete and equip the Skills Centre and to provide support for student financial assistance.

“At TD, we recognize that high quality education includes access to the proper tools and resources,” said Golda Lafferty, Branch Manager, TD Canada Trust. “We are pleased to provide Loyalist College with a gift toward equipment and technology in the Biosciences Labs that will elevate classroom learning experiences for their students and enhance their education.”

The 121,800 square-foot Skills Centre, which opened in 2011, features 50,950 square feet of re-purposed ‘green’ space, and an additional 70,850 square feet of new, flexible space for teaching, laboratories, shops, research labs and classrooms. After years of advocacy by area manufacturers and economic development partners, the multi-use facility was built with a $16.6 million investment from the provincial and federal governments. It was made possible through funding from the federal Knowledge Infrastructure Program and matching funds from the provincial government, with additional funding from Student Government, municipalities and partners in the business community.

“One of the very important areas in the Sustainable Skills, Technology and Life Sciences Centre is the Biosciences area,” explained Loyalist President & CEO Maureen Piercy. “This generous support from TD has been directed to the Biosciences labs, to help purchase the specialized equipment required to ensure that our students have access to the most up-to-date facilities available. Biosciences programs touch so many aspects of our everyday life – in life sciences, agriculture, food production, pharmaceuticals, sanitation, and health research – and TD is helping advance studies in this area for our students, our communities and employers in our region. On behalf of the entire Loyalist family, I want to express our thanks to TD for this support of our College.”

TD representatives at the donation event included Ms. Lafferty, along with Jessica Boni, Commercial Banking; Tyler Sponholz, Commercial Banking; Jennifer Tretina, Wealth Investment Advisor; Adam Brown, Small Business Advisor; and Kathi McBride, Quinte West Branch Manager. College attendees included Loyalist College Board of Governors Chair Brian Smith; Loyalist President and CEO Maureen Piercy; Campaign for Loyalist College Co-Chair and Foundation Chair Bernie Ouellet; Campaign Co-Chair and Honorary Chair, Loyalist College Foundation Wilf Wilkinson.

About TD Community Giving

TD Bank Group invests in communities in order to effect positive change in the places where it operates and where its clients and employees live and work. In 2013, TD donated more than $74.7 million to community organizations in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. In Canada, TD focuses on education and financial literacy, creating opportunities for young people and the environment. For further information, please visit www.td.com/corporate-responsibility.

About Loyalist College

Located on more than 200 acres in the beautiful Bay of Quinte region, Loyalist College is a close-knit community where students and their success come first. Internationally renowned for its enriched student learning and living experiences, Loyalist provides personalized attention in small classes, rewarding field placements and superior success services. To prepare students for in-demand careers, Loyalist offers 65 full-time programs; apprenticeships; and more than 500 online, distance and in-class courses, as well as opportunities for continuing education through more than 70 university transfer agreements. The College’s wide selection of advanced diplomas, diplomas and certificates aligns with market-driven disciplines including applied sciences, biosciences, building sciences, business and management studies, health sciences, human studies, justice studies, media, arts and design, and skills and technology. In Ontario, the College’s new Digital Media Centre and the LEED® Silver certified Sustainable Skills, Technology and Life Sciences Centre are training centres of choice for students, as well as College business and industry partners. For more information on the College’s Belleville and Bancroft campuses, visit loyalistcollege.com.

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Contacts:

Dianne Spencer

Executive Director College Advancement & External Relations
Loyalist College

613-969-1913, ext. 2235

dspencer@loyalistc.on.ca

 

Alison Steeves

Corporate & Public Affairs

TD Bank Group

416-307-6254

Alison.steeves@td.com

 

TD represenatives Kathi McBride, Jennifer Tretina, Adam Brown, Jessica Boni, Tyler Sponholz, Golda Lafferty, President and CEO of Loyalist College Maureen Piercy, Bernie Ouellet and Brian Smith

From left to right: From TD Bank Group – Kathi McBride, Branch Manager, Jennifer Tretina, Wealth Investment Advisor; Adam Brown, Small Business Advisor; Jessica Boni, Commercial Banking; Tyler  Sponholz, Commercial Banking; and Golda Lafferty, Branch Manager; From Loyalist College – Campaign for Loyalist College Co-Chair and College Foundation Honorary Chair Wilf Wilkinson; Loyalist President and CEO Maureen Piercy; Campaign for Loyalist College Co-Chair and Foundation Chair Bernie Ouellet; and Loyalist College Board of Governors Chair Brian Smith

 

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