Unity Bank To Give Away $20,000 in ‘Pay It Forward’ Contest

Unity Bank is encouraging the public to “Pay It Forward” by sharing stories about their personal heroes and the bank will be giving away $20,000 to participants and their heroes in random drawings.

“We wanted to give people a chance to honor their personal heroes and tell their story,” said Unity Bank President & CEO James A. Hughes. “We are offering people an opportunity to ‘pay it forward’ and promote the positive impact someone can have in the lives of others.”

The giveaway runs through December 15th and five winners will be randomly drawn each month. The heroes and their nominees will each receive $500 from Unity Bank and their stories will be featured in photos and videos on the bank’s social media pages, including Facebook.com/unitybanknj/. All entries received up to the 15th of each month will be eligible for that month’s drawing.

All nominations can be made on the Unity Bank website at www.unitybank.com. No purchase is necessary and participants do not need to be customers of Unity Bank. The contest is open to residents within one of the following counties in New Jersey: Warren, Hunterdon, Somerset, Middlesex, Bergen or Union; and Northampton or Lehigh counties in Pennsylvania. Entrants must be age 18 or older as of date of entry. Please see complete contest requirements at www.unitybank.com/payitforward.

About Unity Bancorp, Inc.

Unity Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: UNTY), the parent company of Unity Bank, its primary and wholly owned subsidiary, is a financial services organization headquartered in Clinton, N.J. Unity Bank provides financial services to businesses and consumers at 17 branches throughout New Jersey and the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania. Unity Bank provides community-oriented commercial banking services, including deposit accounts, loans, online and mobile services. For more information, please visit www.unitybank.com or call 800-618-BANK (800-618-2265).

PHOTO CAPTIONS:

Photo 1: Debbie Gionis of Easton (left) was nominated by Thomas Mertz of Nazareth in the Unity Bank “Pay It Forward” $20,000 giveaway contest. They were each awarded $500 in the random contest drawing.

Photo 2: Marissa Rebimbas of Flemington, N.J. (left) was nominated by Stefanie Hutchins of Ringoes, N.J. in the Unity Bank “Pay It Forward” $20,000 giveaway contest. They were each awarded $500 in the random contest drawing.

Photo 3: Dorothy Green of Pittstown, N.J. (left) was nominated by Jeanette Zink of Flemington, N.J. in the Unity Bank “Pay It Forward” $20,000 giveaway contest. They were each awarded $500 in the random contest drawing.