TD READ TO SUCCEED RETURNS
Brandon, MB. – The Western Hockey League’s Brandon Wheat Kings, in partnership with TD Bank Group have announced the return of the hockey club’s popular “TD Read to Succeed” Program for the 2017-18 season.
The program, which was introduced by the Wheat Kings and Brandon School Division in 2004, was designed after a pilot project developed by the WHL’s Vancouver Giants in 2002. It features several members of the hockey club visiting schools throughout Brandon and surrounding area.
Student participation during the first few years of this local program has come in at virtually 100%, with many of the students exceeding the programs required by the participating schools.
The 2016-17 program involved close to 60 classrooms, 12 schools and over 1,000 tickets. The TD Read to Succeed program encourages students in grades 2-6 to spend extra time reading – both at home and in school.
As in recent years, several Wheat King players, including local products Tanner Kaspick, James Shearer and Ty Lewis, will visit schools this season, talking to students about the importance of reading and education. In all cases, the players will read to the students and upon successfully completing a literacy challenge – introduced by each classroom teacher – the students will be rewarded with bookmarks and complimentary tickets to an upcoming game, compliments of TD Bank Group.
“TD is proud to partner with the Brandon Wheat Kings for a third year. TD Read to Succeed is a program that encourages reading skills that help youth become better students.” said Michael McLeod, Branch Manager, TD Canada Trust, Brandon, ” At TD, we believe a lifelong love of reading needs to be nurtured from an early age. Reading sparks children’s curiosity and imagination, allowing them to envision a world without limits.”
Each classroom presentation, which will include time for reading, questions and answers will take approximately 25-30 minutes. Schools or classrooms interested in scheduling a Wheat Kings’ TD Canada Trust Read to Succeed visit are encouraged to email [email protected]
On the ice, the Wheat Kings continue to prepare for a 3-game Thanksgiving long weekend road trip, which will begin Friday night in Edmonton against the Oil Kings.
About TD Bank Group: Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with more than 80,000 employees in offices around the world, The Toronto-Dominion Bank and its subsidiaries are collectively known as TD Bank Group (TD). TD offers a full range of financial products and services more than 25 million customers worldwide through three key business lines – Canadian Retail, US Retail and Wholesale Banking.
