MARINE BANK'S BILL PENNY CELEBRATES HIS BIRTHDAY BIKING FOR THE BREVARD ZOO!

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May 6, 2024

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Vero Beach, Fla. – On May 21st, Marine Bank President and CEO Bill Penney will celebrate his 68th birthday by biking 68 miles to raise awareness and donations for Brevard Zoo's Our Legacy Campaign to build an Aquarium and Conservation Center in Port Canaveral.  Penney is a member of the Brevard Zoo’s Our Legacy Campaign Cabinet.

Penney plans to ride north from Marine Bank’s Fort Pierce banking center to its Melbourne banking center. Along the way, he will visit the Bank’s Vero Beachside, Vero US 1, and Sebastian locations.  People are invited to drop by one or more locations for food, fun, photo opportunities, and giveaways.  An estimated timeline will be posted to the Bank’s social media closer to the event. Donations can be made here https://bit.ly/billpenney.

“I’m encouraging my friends and friends of the community to donate $68 or $1 per mile, although donations of all sizes are welcome and appreciated,” said Penney, President and CEO of Marine Bank. “I may be turning 68, but pushing myself physically while making a difference in the community with the support of my friends and peers makes me feel 48 again.”  

This will not be the first time Bill Penney has tested his physical endurance and raised funds on his birthday. In 2021, he created the “65 Ride to Remember,” a 65-mile bike trek which raised almost $12,000 to benefit the Alzheimer and Parkinson Association of Indian River County. At 55, he rollerbladed 55 miles and raised $10,500 for the Red Cross.  On his 50th birthday, he rollerbladed 50 miles and raised $6,500 for the United Way of Indian River County.

About the Brevard Zoo’s Our Legacy Campaign
The Our Legacy Campaign (OLC) is a $100 million effort supporting Brevard Zoo’s growth and creating a world-class Aquarium and Conservation Center. This campaign ensures continued zoo operations and growth while raising capital to build a world-class Aquarium and Conservation center on the banks of the Banana River. Sitting on 14 acres of shoreline at Port Canaveral, the Aquarium will capture the beauty and benefits of natural Florida while serving as a regional conservation hub with an emphasis on restoring the Indian River Lagoon and our coastal estuary.  For more information, please visit ourlegacycampaign.org.

About Marine Bank
Marine Bank was chartered in 1997 and has $666 million in assets as of March 31, 2024, with five banking centers in Vero Beach, Sebastian, Melbourne, and Fort Pierce, and a commercial and residential lending center in Port St. Lucie. As the only community bank headquartered in Indian River County, the Bank has a strong interest in helping our residents and businesses prosper. Marine Bank has earned the coveted 4-Star Excellent rating from Bauer Financial, the nation’s premier bank rating firm. In 2022, based on employee feedback, the Bank was Certified™ by Great Place to Work® the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience, and the leadership behaviors.  The bank has been named among the top extraordinary banks in the United States by The Institute for Extraordinary Banking for its commitment to strong community banking.  The Bank is an active community supporter and has provided over $200,000 to more than 125 local non-profit organizations in the market over the last five years.  For more information, visit the website at www.marinebank.bank.