{"id":146052,"date":"2025-11-11T21:42:32","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T02:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=146052"},"modified":"2025-11-11T21:43:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T02:43:07","slug":"unity-bank-classic-car-show-raises-record-9000-for-family-promise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=146052","title":{"rendered":"Unity Bank Classic Car Show Raises Record $9,000 for Family Promise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(Photo Credit Lehigh Valley with Love Media)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Community event in Clinton, NJ draws strong turnout and honors top vehicles across 15 award categories<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Unity Bank proudly announced that its annual Classic Car Show, held Sunday, October 26th at the bank\u2019s corporate headquarters in Clinton, New Jersey, raised a record-breaking $9,000 in support of Family Promise of Hunterdon County and Family Promise of Warren County.<\/p>\n<p>The family-friendly fundraiser drew hundreds of visitors, dozens of participating vehicles, and strong community support. Proceeds will benefit Family Promise\u2019s mission to help homeless and low-income families achieve sustainable independence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re incredibly grateful to everyone who made this year\u2019s car show a success,\u201d said James Hughes, President &amp; CEO of Unity Bank. \u201cFrom the car owners and attendees to our sponsors and volunteers, this was a true community effort. These funds will make a meaningful impact for local families in need.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to live music, games, and activities for all ages, the show recognized standout vehicles in 15 custom award categories.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Winners of the 2025 Unity Bank Classic Car Show included:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Best Custom Paint: Paul Sadawski, 1934 Ford Coupe (Byram Twp, NJ)<\/li>\n<li>Best Custom Interior: Lester Murphy, 1956 Chevy Bel Air (Great Meadows, NJ)<\/li>\n<li>Chauffeur\u2019s Choice: Arnold McCathary, 1994 Cadillac Hearse (Asbury, NJ)<\/li>\n<li>Rattiest Rat Rod: Raechel Miele, 1931 Ford Victoria (Belvidere, NJ)<\/li>\n<li>Best Truck: Rick Smirnoff, 1951 Ford F1 (Phillipsburg, NJ)<\/li>\n<li>Most Likely to Get a Speeding Ticket: Ken Ewing, 1966 Chevy II (Lebanon, NJ)<\/li>\n<li>Best Getaway Car: William Nelson, 2021 Ford GT Heritage (Asbury, NJ)<\/li>\n<li>Best Road Trip Car: Ralph Scarto, 1957 Chevy Nomad (Flemington, NJ)<\/li>\n<li>Worst Gas Mileage: Ken Ewing, 1966 Chevy (Lebanon, NJ)<\/li>\n<li>Best First Date Car: Frank Verducci, 1994 Chevy Corvette (Cranford, NJ)<\/li>\n<li>Most Likely to be at Woodstock: Jesse Moore, 1968 Buick Riviera (Clinton, NJ)<\/li>\n<li>James Bond\u2019s Car of Choice: Lonnie Cryan, 1957 Jaguar XK140MC DHC (Oxford, NJ)<\/li>\n<li>Best True to Original: Art Dysart, 1929 Ford A (Clinton, NJ)<\/li>\n<li>Family Promise Choice: Art Hawk, 1954 Chevy 3100 Panel Truck (Alpha, NJ)<\/li>\n<li>Unity Bank Choice: Clinton Fire Department, 1926 American LaFrance Pumper (Clinton, NJ)<\/li>\n<li>People\u2019s Choice: Steve Della Vella, 1967 Corvette Stingray (Flemington, NJ)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Unity Bank extends sincere thanks to everyone who participated, including local sponsors, event staff, and the Clinton Fire Department.\u00a0Unity Bank would like to make a special acknowledgment to Knights of Columbus 10627 for coordinating and grilling the food for everyone! Their support played a key role in the success of the event, and recognize their continued support.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NmHyI9XhD9I?si=iGZi-XfzFKa7-g7G\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>About Unity Bancorp, Inc.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Unity Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: UNTY) is the parent company of Unity Bank, a financial services organization based in Clinton, New Jersey. Unity Bank operates 21 branches across New Jersey and the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, offering community-focused commercial banking services, including deposit accounts, loans, and digital services. For details, visit unitybank.com or call 800-618-BANK (800-618-2265). Unity Bank is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). To learn about FDIC insurance, visit FDIC.gov.<br \/>\nInformation provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nCrystal Rose<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Photo Credit Lehigh Valley with Love Media) Community event in Clinton, NJ draws strong turnout and honors top vehicles across 15 award categories Unity Bank proudly announced that its annual &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=146052\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Unity Bank Classic Car Show Raises Record $9,000 for Family Promise<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":146054,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-146052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/unity-car-show-25.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146052"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=146052"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146052\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/146054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=146052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=146052"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=146052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}