Bank of the Islands is leading our islands’ annual conservation community event once again this year. Serving as the Presenting Corporate Sponsor, the bank is partnering with the Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation to present the local Coastal Cleanup event on Saturday, Sept. 21.
In addition to the financial underwriting of t-shirts and other event expenses, Bank of the Islands will also bring a large team of volunteers to help clean the beaches on Sanibel and Captiva. With volunteer signups already closed, more than 400 volunteers will be collecting and removing trash and fishing debris from the local island beaches.
Last year, these local efforts cleared 1,180 pounds of trash and debris off beaches and shorelines. Everything from cigarette butts, construction materials, balloons, fishing line, plastic packaging, and more was collected and removed.
“This is such an important annual event for our banking family,” said Robbie Roepstorff. “It means so much to all our staff to work together as we give back to our Lee County community. We look forward to having a great time for a great cause once again this year!”
SCCF coordinates the local Coastal Cleanup efforts with Keep Lee County Beautiful as part of the Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup. According to the Ocean Conservancy, 18 million volunteers have cleaned more than 350,000 miles of shoreline, collecting in excess of 380 million pounds of trash in the 30-plus years of this international effort.
As the oldest locally owned and managed community bank in Lee County, Bank of the Islands is proud to be the winner of more than 50 “Best of the Islands” awards, including “Best Island Bank” numerous times. The bank has maintained a 5-Star Superior Rating from BauerFinancial for over a decade.
The Sanibel office of Bank of the Islands is located at 1699 Periwinkle Way, at the corner of Casa Ybel Road. The Captiva office is at 14812 Captiva Drive, next to the Captiva Post Office. To learn more, visit www.bankoftheislands.com
Founded in 1967, SCCF’s mission is to protect and care for Southwest Florida’s coastal ecosystems. To learn more about how you can get engaged with and support SCCF’s mission-driven work, please visit www.sccf.org.