Clarien Bank launched a community reforestation project after the recent impact of Hurricane Gonzalo and Tropical Storm Fay. The donation of native and endemic plants to residents and clients tomorrow from the Clarien Bank main branch on 19 Reid Street seeks to restore the Island’s unique landscape damaged by the recent storms.

Clarien will be offering 100 Bermuda Cedar, Palmetto and Olive Wood saplings to be planted, all of which are hardy native and endemic species, and representative of the Island’s irrepressible spirit. The bank invites all of its customers and residents to take part in the project.

The saplings will be offered on a first-come first-served basis from its Main Banking Hall from 11am to 2pm. Advice will be provided to customers and residents wishing to take part in this project on how to safely plant and care for the trees and plants.

“Bermuda has suffered not one but two recent storms, Fay and Gonzalo,” Michael DeCouto, the chief marketing officer at Clarien, said: “We are committed to our local community and the precious environment in which we live. Our thanks go out to all public and private sector organisations who have worked tirelessly to help restore Bermuda following the storms.

“The Reforestation Project is a way for all of us collectively as a community to breathe new life, new energy and new determination into our island home. I encourage everyone to come and help us make Bermuda green again, and I look forward to seeing the fruits of this initiative in the years ahead.”

For further information on the project, please visit: www.clarienbank.com.