20 Cities Awarded TD Green Space Grants for Innovative Urban Forestry Initiatives in Underserved Neighborhoods
内华达州林肯市和多伦多，2020年6月8日 / 3BL Media / - 今天，TD Bank Group（TD）和Arbor Day Foundation宣布了TD Green Space Grants计划的接收者。这些赠款提供了总计40万美元的$ 40万美元，以支持绿色基础设施的开发，种植，林业管理和社区绿色空间扩展，为服务不足的社区提供环境和经济利益。188bet网址怎么打不开鉴于Covid-19-19大流行对已经脆弱的社区的不成比例的影响，在缺乏树冠的城市社区中提供绿色缓冲区从未如此重要。
"Green spaces play a critical role in creating more vibrant livable cities," says Andrea Barrack, Global Head, Sustainability and Corporate Citizenship, TD Bank Group. “With COVID-19 affecting almost every facet of life as we know it, urban green spaces are increasingly vital for the physical and mental health of citizens and can help offer solutions to meet social and economic needs emerging from this pandemic. Our partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation will strengthen innovative initiatives that build resiliency in our communities and help open doors to a more inclusive and sustainable tomorrow for all."
“我们很高兴能与TD合作，以帮助建立在美国和加拿大的更健康，更有弹性的社区。现在比以往任何时候都可以看到公平访问绿色空间的重要性。” Arbor Day Foundation总裁Dan Lambe说。“从清洁我们的空气和水到加强我们的心理健康，蓬勃发展的树冠在日常生活中以及面对危机等危机和气候变化等危机中为所有社区成员带来了明显的好处。”188bet网址怎么打不开
美国和加拿大的以下二十个城市将获得20,000美元的TD绿色空间赠款：
美国
• 华盛顿特区。
• 迈阿密，佛罗里达
• Palatka, Florida
• Lawrence, Massachusetts
• Baltimore, Maryland
•新泽西州克利夫顿
•纽约州法拉盛
•北卡罗来纳州阿什维尔
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
•中央瀑布，罗德岛
加拿大
•艾伯塔省斯特拉斯莫尔
•新威斯敏斯特，不列颠哥伦比亚省
•弗雷德里克顿，新不伦瑞克
•河景，新不伦瑞克
• Brampton, Ontario
•安大略省密西沙加
•安大略省汉密尔顿（巴顿村）
• Hamilton, Ontario (Hamilton Beach)
•魁北克Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
•魁北克蒙特利尔
TD provides funding for these grants, which are awarded annually, and the Arbor Day Foundation administers the program. TD Green Space Grants are part of the TD Ready Commitment, TD's global corporate citizenship platform.
2020 grant funding will drive programs adhering to the theme Beat the Heat: Using Green Infrastructure to Cool Down Urban Heat Islands. To be eligible for a grant, qualified municipalities had to be located within TD's operating footprint in the United States and Canada. Priority was given to projects occurring in underserved areas of local communities. For communities applying within the United States, preference was given to currently recognized Tree City USA® communities or those who expressed interest in becoming a Tree City USA community over the next calendar year.
有关更多信息，请访问arborday.org/programs/tdgreenspacegrants。
关于Arbor Day Foundation：成立于1972年，Arbor Day基金会已成长为最大的非营利组织会员组织，致力于种植树木，拥有超过一百万的成员，支持者和有价值的合作伙伴。他们的愿景是帮助他人理解并利用树木作为我们今天面临的许多全球问题的解决方案，包括空气质量，水质，气候变化，森林砍伐，贫困和饥饿。
作为世界上最大的经营保护基金会之一，Arbor Day基金会教育并吸引全球的利益相关者和社区，以参与其种植，养育和庆祝树木的使命。更多信息可在arborday.org上找到。
关于TD全球企业公民身份
TD has a long-standing commitment to enriching the lives of its customers, colleagues and communities. As part of its corporate citizenship platform, the TD Ready Commitment, TD is targeting CDN $1 billion (US $750 million*) in total by 2030 towards community giving in four areas critical to opening doors for a more inclusive and sustainable tomorrow – Financial Security, Vibrant Planet, Connected Communities and Better Health. Through the TD Ready Commitment, the bank 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, visitwww.td.com/tdreadycommitment。
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有关更多信息联系：
Arbor Day基金会
詹·哈拉曼（Jen Hallaman）
402-473-2024
jhallaman@arborday.org
TD银行集团
Lisa Martucci-Thibault（美国）
609-937-0975
Lisa.martucci-thibault@td.com
Heather Reinsborough (Canada)
647-405-2660
heather.reinsborough@td.com
