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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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
Board Affiliations News
Longtime Sanibel resident Robbie Roepstorff, President and Director of Edison National Bank/Bank of the Islands, has been appointed to the Board of Trustees for Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Roepstorff was first appointed as an FGCU Trustee in 2010 and was elected to serve as its Chair in 2012. “It […]
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Bank of the Islands has joined other supporters of the “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society (DDWS) in celebrating a major milestone by becoming a Champion Sponsor of its 75th Anniversary Gala. “Our bank has been a longstanding partner to the Society and the National Wildlife Refuge it supports,” said Willy Ocasio, V.P. and Sanibel Captiva Office […]
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The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW) welcomes Bank of the Islands/Edison National Bank as the returning Presenting Sponsor for the 39th Taste of the Islands. This marks the banks’ eleventh year as the Presenting Sponsor of CROW’s signature event as new changes come about during the COVID-19 pandemic. CROW’s Executive Director Alison Charney Hussey welcomes […]
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