Bank Sponsors Lapi Lecture at Ding Darling

Bank of the Islands is proud to sponsor the first lecture in Ding Darling Wildlife Society’s 21st Annual “Ding” Darling Winter Lecture Series. Tony Lapi will be the featured speaker kicking off the series on Thursday, January 22. His remarks, entitled “Memories of ‘Tween Waters Inn”, are based on Lapi’s popular memoir “Tales of an […]

January 1st, 2026 |News

Bank of the Islands donates to F.I.S.H.

Bank of the Islands recently made its latest non-profit donation through its “We Love Our Islands” program. Longtime islanders and Bank of the Islands customers Cathy and Mick Hanratty were the lucky winners. Hanratty chose F.I.S.H. of Sanibel-Captiva to receive the Bank’s $800 donation. This donation marks $156,800 given away to date through Bank of […]

December 28th, 2025 |News, Philanthropy

Bank Returns as Shell Show and Festival Sponsor

Bank of the Islands is proud to sponsor the 89th Sanibel Shell Show and Festival. The event will be held March 5-7, 2026 at the Sanibel Community House. Jointly hosted by the Sanibel Captiva Shell Club and the Sanibel Community Association (SCA), this longstanding “shellabration” is a favorite of islanders as well as visitors traveling […]

December 21st, 2025 |News

CROW Speakers Series to host Jan. 9 presentation on Burmese pythons

SFWMD’s Michael Kirkland to share insights from Florida’s largest invasive species removal effort The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife’s (CROW) is kicking off its 2026 Speaker Series on Jan. 9 with a presentation from South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) Lead Invasive Species Scientist and Python Program Manager Michael Kirkland on the impact of […]

December 19th, 2025 |News

Bank Sponsors Christmas Outreach in Harlem Heights

Participating as a Santa’s Helper Sponsor for this year’s Christmas Outreach at The Heights Foundation, Edison National Bank/Bank of the Islands is hoping others will join by donating toys, new with tags clothing, and gift cards for children from infancy through their teen years. The deadline for donations is December 14, and unwrapped items can […]

November 24th, 2025 |News, Philanthropy

Santa is Coming to Bank of the Islands!

Bank of the Islands is proud to announce that very special guests will be joining them for the Sanibel Luminary on December 5. That’s right, Luminary revelers will have a chance to meet Santa, Mrs. Claus, and a few elves joining the bank staff in welcoming guests. The festivities will take place at the Sanibel […]

November 24th, 2025 |News