First Green Bank is growing greener — Bank plants citrus trees at Mount Dora headquarters

MOUNT DORA, Fla. – First Green Bank, heralded as one of the nations’ greenest banks by the American Bankers Association and the Independent Bankers Association, is about to grow even greener. Kenneth LaRoe, chairman of First Green Bank, said workers recently planted 60 citrus trees at the bank’s headquarters facility on U.S. 441 in Mount Dora. LaRoe said he wanted to celebrate the region’s history as a citrus industry leader, but he has other plans too. “We plan to give away fruit to our customers who visit the bank, along with organic cookies and other locally grown seasonal fruits,” LaRoe said. Citrus trees aren’t the bank’s only effort to grow greener---First Green Bank is a lead sponsor of the Community Garden at South Lake Hospital in Clermont, LaRoe said. “We are particularly interested in helping to expand the Community Garden so that more people can benefit from it,” LaRoe said.