Local Business Leaders Hunt Python with SFWMD Chair Goss

Lee County businessmen Tom Uhler and Steve Pontius joined South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) board chair Chauncey Goss and District python hunter Geoff Roepstorff on a weekend python hunt in early November. They successfully removed yet another invasive python from the Everglades. “This group of environmentally sensitive friends removed the 2,675th python under our […]

November 5th, 2019 |News

Edison National Bank/Bank of the Islands receives 2019 Industry Appreciation Award

Edison National Bank/Bank of the Islands was recognized with a 2019 Industry Appreciation Award during an awards luncheon on October 25 at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point in Estero, Florida today. The Horizon Council, Horizon Foundation, and the Lee County Economic Development Office celebrate local business contributions through this annual event. The bank was recognized […]

October 28th, 2019 |News

Edison National Bank Sponsors Cops & Joggers – Bankers Join in 5K Race

Edison National Bankers and their families took part in the Twelfth Annual Cops & Joggers 5K Race as runners and walkers on October 12, 2019. The bank was also a sponsor for the event and provided water for its participants. With the glow of Fort Myers Police Department’s emergency lights illuminating the course, the 3.1 […]

October 15th, 2019 |News

People to Know in Lee County

Edison National Bank/Bank of the Islands’ founders Geoff Roepstorff, CEO, and Robbie Roepstorff, President, are among the incredible group of leaders throughout Lee County featured in the September edition of Florida Trend magazine. This month’s edition includes a sponsored report highlighting Lee County’s major economic growth and spotlights several successful industries that make Lee County […]

September 30th, 2019 |News

Bank is SCCF Wines in the Wild Presenting Sponsor

SCCF is pleased to announce that Bank of the Islands is the Presenting Sponsor for Wines in the Wild on Friday, November 15. “We truly appreciate Bank of the Islands’ support of this event for more than a decade,” said founders Tom and Linda Uhler. “This very special evening would not be nearly as lovely […]

September 29th, 2019 |News

Bankers Help Collect Local Coastal Cleanup’s 475 Pounds of Trash

The Edison National Bank/Bank of the Islands team volunteered to help the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) complete a very successful Coastal Cleanup on Saturday, September 21. Banker volunteers cleaned beaches and waterfronts on Sanibel and along the Summerlin Road shoreline leading to the Sanibel Causeway. The bank’s 36 employees were joined by 181 other volunteers […]

September 23rd, 2019 |News