Capital Gazette Includes TD Bank Tornado Grants in Article on Annapolis International Market Reopening

October 25, 2022

The Capital Gazette reported on AAEDC awarding grants of $5,000 to five Anne Arundel County businesses that were affected by the tropical storm and tornado that struck the region on Wednesday, September 1, 2021  in the following article:

A year after tornado damage, Annapolis International Market reopens with new tortilla maker, butcher shop, juice stand

The article listed the five recipients of the $5,000 “microgrants” – Annapolis International Market, Chris’s Charcoal Pit, Cricket Wireless, Panther Auto Body, and Cecil Memorial United Methodist Church – and discussed how the grant, along with disaster relief loans from the Small Business Administration, helped co-owners Walter Vasquez and Wilmer Romero reopen the newest international grocery store in Annapolis on Wednesday, September 28.

Funded with $25,000 from the TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank., the program accepted applications from October 26, 2021 through November 5, 2021.

The grants could be used for any legitimate business expense including physical property repairs, replacement of business equipment, replacement of inventory, lease/rental support, vendor bill support, or moving expenses support.

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