Bank of the Islands is proud to announce its support of a new event series for Sanibel. As a Canvas Sponsor, the Bank is helping to promote Art Hop – an events series taking place on four Sundays this season – January 25, February 22, March 22 and April 26. Each Art Hop afternoon will […]

Bank of the Islands is proud to return as a major sponsor for the 2025 Rotary Arts and Crafts Festival. Produced by the Rotary Club of Sanibel-Captiva, the two-day festival will feature more than 100 exhibiting artists on February 14 and 15 at the Sanibel Community House. “With Rotarians well represented within our banking staff, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]