First Green Bank to Host Official “Green Opening” Celebration at Award-Winning Mount Dora Headquarters Facility on Feb. 4

MOUNT DORA, Fla. --- First Green Bank of Lake County will host the official grand opening of its new 12,000 square foot headquarters facility at 18251 U.S. Hwy. 441 in Mount Dora on Saturday, Feb. 4, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Dubbed the “Grand Green Opening Celebration,” First Green Bank officials said the event will include tours of the award-winning facility, which ranks as the second privately constructed building in Florida designed and built to exceed the U.S. Green Building Council’s rigid Platinum LEED standards for energy efficiency, environmental quality and durability.

First Green Bank was recently named Florida’s Green Business of the Year for 2011 by the U.S. Green Building Council’s Central Florida chapter.

The building---with a design reminiscent of pioneer architect Frank Lloyd Wright---is constructed from materials that required minimal energy for their manufacture and maintenance. Windows, insulation and even the building siting were chosen to reduce energy needs and provide a safe, secure environment for customers.

There’s are recharging stations for electric cars, said Kenneth E. LaRoe, chairman and chief executive officer of First Green Bank, and their use is free to all customers at all times.

LaRoe promised an exciting family fun day with food refreshments and entertainment at the bank’s “Green Opening” event.

“We’ll feature an Audubon Society’s Birds of Prey exhibit and the Lake County Sheriff’s Department’s Mounted Posse, along with a caricature and balloon artists, clowns, face painting, and plenty of food, beverages and live music,” LaRoe said.

LaRoe said the bank plans to hold a contest with cash prizes and give away promotional items.