TD Bank Opens Plant City Location With Fanfare and Festivities

The bank showed its philanthropic side and willingness to be good neighbors by donating to several community charities.

Community residents came out last Saturday to show their support for TD Bank’s new Plant City store, located at 308 Alexander St. Celebrations included a ribbon cutting, food, entertainment, games and prizes.

The office features an advice center format with multiple universal stations, allowing bankers to accommodate the needs of customers, whether it’s a quick checking or savings account transaction or a more involved financial dicussion. The office also features a 24/7 ATM, safety deposit boxes, a drive-thru with three lanes and a drive-thru ATM.

“TD Bank doesn’t offer your traditional teller lines and platform stations,” said Randy Estrada, Market President of North Florida at TD. “Our store offers the versatility to be able to have conversation with our customers about milestones in their lives, like purchasing a home, obtaining financing or their small business, retirement planning or establishing a fist banking relationship.”

The bank’s store manager is Jonathan Rosado, a local resident who was the former store manager of its Apollo Beach location. “He was the perfect fit for us because he’s not only a local resident but a very tenured, seasoned banker,” said Estrada.

TD Bank prides itself on showing up- for local fundraisers, volunteer events and community gatherings- and they’re excited to continue the momentum across Tampa Bay and across the state in the coming months.

As part of the celebration, TD Bank and the TD Charitable Foundation presented a community grant to the Boys and Girls Club in support of its Summer Bridge Book program and a sponsorship presentation with United Food Bank of Plant City’s Empty Bowls Project. TD Bank is a Presenting Sponsor for the November event.

“We have a fantastic team here and that’s just our toe in the water of the things we plan to do as being good corporate citizens in Plant City,” said Estrada. “We’re not just providing financial olutions, we also believe in rolling up our sleeves and providing sweat equity and making a difference in the communities we serve.”

Plant City resident and TD Bank customer Tia Bednarczyk attended the grand opening and was thrilled the bank now offers a Plant City store. She appreciated the free breakfast sandwich and plant and produce giveaways but was more grateful her bank will now have a footprint in Plant City.

“I run a nonprofit dachshund escue and had to drive to Brandon and Lakeland to make bank deposits,” she said. “I had a deposit I had to make and everyone inside was super friendly and having a bank in town that I can do business with that doesn’t cost the rescue money is a double bonus.”

The opening marks the 164th location in the state of Florida and the 24th location in the Tampa Bay area but the growth isn’t stopping there. Between now and October it will be opening up four additional locations in Florida. “We pride ourselves on the growth we’re experiencing and we continue to entrench ourselves in local communities through volunteerism,” said Estrada. “We want to take our customers from their very fist bank account to defining hw they’re going to settle down in retirement and everything in between.”

JUNE 21

YOU GOTTA GO

2700 block of Thonotosassa Rd.

Trespass after warning: An officer responded to the business at the listed location and made contact with an individual that had previously been trespassed from the business earlier that morning. The individual was subsequently arrested for trespass after warning and transported to Orient Road Jail without incident.

KEY EVIDENCE

400 block of Hunter St.

Criminal mischief: An officer responded to the listed location and met with the victim who advised that their vehicle was keyed by an unknown individual.

CRASH LANDING

N Alexander St. / W Reynolds St.

Warrant arrest: During a crash investigation, an officer came into contact with a suspect who, following an NCIC/FCIC search, was reveled to have an active violation of parole warrant. The warrant was confirmed y the Hillsborough County Sheriff s Office and the individual was subsequently arrested and transported to Orient Road Jail.

JULY 23

DOGGONE THIEF

1700 block of N Barnes St.

Theft: An officer met with the victim at the list location who advised that their dog was stolen from the front yard.

JULY 24

BREAKING BAD

400 block of W Cherry St. Vehicle burglary: Officers met with the complainant who stated that her husband’s vehicle was broken into that morning.

Through The Fire And Flames

N Alexander St. / I4 Overpass

Vehicle fi e: Officers responded to a semitruck that was parked under the I4 overpass, fully engulfed in flams. Plant City Fire Rescue subsequently arrived and extinguished the fire.

WINDOW PAINS

1300 block of E Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Criminal mischief: An officer met with the victim at the residence at the listed location in reference to a shooting/criminal mischief complaint. Upon arrival, officers were advised that a window was damaged.

RAISING EYEBROWS

2300 block of N Park Road

DUI arrest: An officer responded to a business at the listed location in reference to a suspicious vehicle complaint. Upon arrival, one individual was arrested for DUI.

JULY 25

ROCK AND ROLLING

N Dort St. / Victoria St.

Throwing deadly missile / criminal mischief / warrant arrest: An officer met with the victim at the listed location who reported that a rock was thrown at their vehicle’s windshield. One individual was subsequently arrested for multiple warrants and throwing a deadly missile into or at a vehicle and criminal mischief. He was transported to Orient Road Jail without incident.

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