Basketball Superstar Grant Hill Will Be on Hand
As One Lucky Entrant Putts for the Big Prize on May 31st
DALLAS, May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- TD Waterhouse Group, Inc., (NYSE: TWE; TSE),
the global online financial services firm, is giving investors in the Dallas,
TX area the chance to win $1 million through the "TD Waterhouse Branch
Invitational," a golf putting challenge taking place at TD Waterhouse branches
starting today and running through the month of May.
To enter the "TD Waterhouse Branch Invitational," consumers must go to a
participating TD Waterhouse branch in the Dallas area by May 29th to fill out
an entry form and attempt a seven-foot putt. All contestants who sink the
seven-foot putt will be entered into a weekly drawing to be chosen as one of
20 semi-finalists who will test their putting skills at 20-feet. The contest
concludes on May 31st at a branch in the Dallas area when the 20 semi-
finalists gather for the 20-foot putt. One name will be chosen at random from
those who sink the 20-foot putt to attempt a 50-foot putt and the chance to
win $1 million.
Orlando Magic basketball superstar Grant Hill will be on hand at a TD
Waterhouse branch in the Dallas area on May 31st to help kick-off the
festivities leading up to the $1 million putt.
Investors who meet with a Customer Relationship Officer at the
participating branches (see list below) through June 8th to learn about TD
Waterhouse's investment products and services will receive a complimentary
sleeve of three Titleist golf balls. TD Waterhouse is offering additional
incentives for customers opening a new brokerage account at participating
branches through the end of June. Subject to applicable terms and conditions,
incentives include:
* 10,000 AOL AAdvantage(R) Miles for opening a brokerage account with
$10,000;
* 25,000 AOL AAdvantage(R) Miles for opening a brokerage account with
$50,000; and
* 50,000 AOL AAdvantage(R) Miles for opening a brokerage account with
$100,000.
"Investors like to be able reach out and touch their money and the 'TD
Waterhouse Branch Invitational' underscores our presence in the community as
well as the full range of services available on our website," said Michael J.
Curcio, Executive Vice President, Customer Relationship Management, TD
Waterhouse Group, Inc. "Leveraging our branch network for a promotion of this
magnitude is a tremendous opportunity for TD Waterhouse to reach investors in
the Dallas area, an important market for us. Our branch network allows us to
build valuable relationships with investors in local communities."
Participating branches include:
* Fort Worth, TX - 800 Cherry Street
* Plano, TX - 8600 Preston Road
* Dallas, TX - 2626 Howell Street
* North Dallas, TX - 14643 Dallas Parkway
* Las Colinas, TX - 5221 North O'Conner Boulevard
All 20 semi-finalists will receive a prize package consisting of a golf
shirt, golf balls and an umbrella. The winning semi-finalist will receive
250,000 AOL AAdvantage(R) Miles if he/she does not sink the 50-foot putt.
Consumers can learn more about this promotion through both radio and print
advertising in the area. TD Waterhouse will support this promotion through an
extensive radio schedule with more than 700 spots on stations KSCS-FM and
WBAP-AM in Dallas. Personalities from these stations will also appear live
from TD Waterhouse branches in the Dallas area a total of nine times
throughout May. Each day listeners will be asked to call-in to these stations
to play various TD Waterhouse-sponsored games, such as guessing the daily
close of the Dow Jones Industrial Average(SM), with prizes including golf
balls, greens fees and new golf clubs.
Half-page print advertisements for the "TD Waterhouse Branch Invitational"
will appear in The Dallas Morning News through May.
On designated days, promotion agents representing TD Waterhouse will also
be positioned at high traffic areas surrounding the branches to distribute
flyers with details on the "TD Waterhouse Branch Invitational" and TD
Waterhouse golf balls to bring to a branch for their chance at the seven-foot
putt.
No transaction or account necessary to enter. Void where prohibited.
Open to U.S. residents 21 years of age or older. For a complete set of rules,
visit one of the above branches or send a stamped self-addressed envelope to
TD Waterhouse Rules Request, P.O. Box 8830, Westport, CT. One request per
envelope.
TD Waterhouse Group, Inc., (NYSE: TWE; TSE), provides investors with a
broad range of brokerage, mutual fund, banking and other consumer financial
products on an integrated basis. Worldwide, TD Waterhouse currently services
4.5 million customer accounts in the United States, Canada, the United
Kingdom, Australia, and Hong Kong. The firm also has joint ventures in Japan,
India and Luxembourg to serve investors in those countries. TD Waterhouse can
be found on the Internet and on Windows powered Pocket PC's at
http://www.tdwaterhouse.com, on America Online at Keyword: TD Waterhouse, and
on web-ready phones at http://www.wtdw.com. In the U.S., brokerage services
provided through TD Waterhouse Investor Services, Inc., Member NYSE/SIPC.
About AOL AAdvantage(R) Rewards
American Airlines(R) AAdvantage(R) Program and America Online(R) have
united to form the world's largest loyalty marketing program on line. AOL,
recognized as the world's leader in interactive services and the AAdvantage
Program, with over 44 Million members, together create a rewards program and
a new way of doing business. This innovative program will give members
increased opportunities to earn and redeem miles, especially when shopping
on line. To learn more about the program, visit http://www.AOLAADVANTAGE.com.
SOURCE TD Waterhouse Group, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.tdwaterhouse.com
http://www.wtdw.com http://www.AOLAADVANTAGE.com
CONTACT:
Melissa Gitter, First Vice President, Public
Affairs, 212-806- 3522, melissagitter@tdwaterhouse.com, or Lazaro
Benitez, Public Affairs Coordinator, 212-908-7187,
lazarobenitez@tdwaterhouse.com, both of TD Waterhouse Group, Inc.
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