Edison National Bank CEO Geoff Roepstorff is a committed environmentalist. When not at his office in Lee County’s oldest community bank, he can often be found hunting invasive pythons deep in the Everglades. For that reason, he was thrilled to assist South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) Project Manager Mike Kirkland at the check-in station […]
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The Bank’s officers lend their time and expertise by serving as directors on many non-profit and faith-based boards. Beyond their daily banking responsibilities, our officers find time to support the community through leadership and officer positions on various community boards. Participation has included:
- American Heart Association
- Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum
- Bishop Verot High School
- Clinic for Rehabilitation of Wildlife (C.R.O.W.)
- Edison Ford Winter Estates Foundation
- Edison Pageant of Light
- Fort Myers Women’s Community Club
- Florida Bankers Association
- Florida Gulf Coast University – Board of Governors Appointee
- Florida Transportation Commission – Governor Appointee
- Hope Hospice of Lee County
- Horizon Council Foundation
- Horizon Council
- Industrial Development Authority – Lee County Commissioner Appointee
- Junior Achievement
- Kleist Health Education Center at FGCU
- Lee County Electric Cooperative
- Lee County Youth Basketball Association
- Lee Memorial Health Systems Foundation
- Healthy Lee Steering Committee
- Project Dentists Care of Southwest Florida
- Real Estate Investment Society (REIS)
- Roadway Landscape Advisory Committee – Lee County Commissioner Appointee
- Rotary Club of Fort Myers
- Rotary Club of Fort Myers South
- Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation
- Sanibel Community Association
- Sanibel School Advisory Council
- Sanibel School Fund
- Southwest Florida Community Foundation
- St. Michael Lutheran Church and School
- SalusCare
- The Foundation for Lee County Public Schools
- Uncommon Friends Foundation
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Bank of the Islands recently made its latest non-profit donation through its “We Love Our Islands” program. The lucky winner, Alex Werner, was spotted with a “We Love Our Islands” decal on his vehicle, winning him the right to select which local non-profit organization would receive a charitable contribution from Bank of the Islands. Werner […]
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For the eleventh year in a row, Edison National Bank/Bank of the Islands is supporting Habitat for Humanity’s local efforts to create affordable housing for families in need. The Bank is being recognized as a Bronze Hammer Sponsor for 2021. “We so value the supportive partnership we have developed with Habitat for Humanity and are […]
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A news article shared from Santiva Chronicle by SC Reporter Teresa Vazquez Traveling through the water ways, the Burmese Python has invaded South Florida’s native ecosystem. The South Florida Water Management District’s (SFWMD) Python Elimination Program aims to bring back balance to the Everglades. “The Everglades is one of the most unique ecosystems in the […]
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