(From left to right) Kyle DeCicco, Sanibel Captiva Community Bank President and CEO; Calli Johnson, Sanibel-Captiva Islands Chamber of Commerce Chair; Ron Clayton, Sanibel-Captiva Islands Chamber of Commerce Secretary/Treasurer; John Lai, Sanibel-Captiva Islands Chamber of Commerce President; and David Wright, Sanibel Captiva Community Bank Senior Vice President of Residential Mortgage Lending.
FORT MYERS, Fla. (April 24, 2023) – Sanibel Captiva Community Bank has donated $50,000 to the Sanibel-Captiva Islands Chamber of Commerce to support its ongoing work assisting island businesses recover and rebuild in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. The funds will assist the chamber in the reopening of its visitors’ center, as well as center staffing. Additionally, it will support marketing efforts to promote Sanibel and Captiva islands as destinations to eat, shop, stay and play.
“Our relationship with the SanCap chamber is very important to us,” said Kyle DeCicco, president and CEO of Sanibel Captiva Community Bank. “Since the storm, they have worked tirelessly to provide island businesses resources and assistance to reopen. We want to help our fellow island businesses and friends get their doors open and bring back some normalcy to the islands as quickly as possible.”
For more than 60 years, The Sanibel-Captiva Islands Chamber of Commerce has been dedicated to fostering the growth and prosperity of the business community, while nurturing the quality of life for all those who live, visit and work on the islands. For more information, visit www.sanibel-captiva.org.
Founded in 2003, and celebrating its 20th anniversary, Sanibel Captiva Community Bank has seven open locations throughout Lee County. A visual timeline of Sanibel Captiva Community Bank’s 20-year history is available at cheersto20years.sancapbank.com.
On Sanibel, the Main Office, located at 2406 Periwinkle Way, has experienced minimal storm damage and is scheduled to reopen in May. In the interim, the Main Office staff is working out of the branch boardroom Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Periwinkle Branch, located at 1019 Periwinkle Way, has sustained considerable storm damage and is projected to reopen in early 2024. In Fort Myers, the bank’s McGregor Branch, located at 15975 McGregor Blvd., staff is operating out of a temporary mobile banking unit due to major flood damage to the existing building.
