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Wednesday, 02 August, 2023 We sponsored the amazing Fire Truck Spectacular for the 10th year in a row this year! The event is always a huge success, drawing thousands of local residents to the New Hartford Shopping Center. There, you can find fire trucks and rescue vehicles from area Fire Departments such as New Hartford, Whitesboro, Utica, Floyd, Sylvan Beach, and New York Mills, NY. This is a free event, held conveniently in the parking lot of the Shopping Center directly in front of Nicky Doodles Ice Cream! The event is geared towards kids and families to educate on fire prevention and safety, with a smokehouse, contest with firemen to see who can gear up the fastest, police vehicles and a rescue helicopter that lands at the end of the show. Our personal favorite? The sirens that all of the trucks let off at the very end as they depart!

Monday, 10 July, 2023 We are sponsoring the annual Classic & Antique Car Show held at Munson, our local art museum this year! This is a FREE event held on Sunday, July 23rd that is kicking off the annual sidewalk art show that features art from our local artists and students in the Pratt Institute, a branch of the renowned Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY. All are welcome to attend this great show, which includes food trucks, music, and of course, all of the classic and antique cars you can think of! Sunday, July 23, 2023 10 am to 4 pm (Rain or Shine) Museum of Art Parking Lot 310 Genesee Street Utica, NY

Friday, 07 July, 2023 We’ve got 2 weeks left in our Enchanted Forest Water Safari ticket giveaway! Stop in to United Auto Sales in Yorkville, NY, anyone can enter!! Put your name in our drop box in the customer lounge in our Service Department and we’ll pull winners each week until July 21st! Each winner wins a pair of adult tickets to the popular water park in Old Forge, NY! Tune into our Facebook page every Friday to see our winners being drawn each week. There’s 2 weeks left, stop in and see us before it’s too late!

Tuesday, 19 July, 2022 We recently had our Annual Steet Ponte Auto Group Company Picnic held, as always, at Enchanted Forest Water Safari in Old Forge, NY! This year marks over 20 years we have been holding this picnic for all of our employees and their families! The weather was beautiful, our lunch was delicious, and the rides were a refreshing escape from the July sun! Thanks to all who attended this year, and we look forward to next year's fun!

Monday, 02 May, 2022 The Steet Ponte Auto Group is excited and proud to be first time sponsors of the America's Greatest Heart Run and Walk! The 2022 Heart Run and Walk will be held on Saturday, May 7th at Accelerate Sports on 5241 Judd Road in Whitesboro, NY. This year, you can Heart Walk Here, there or anywhere! Choose our path or yours. We invite you to walk with us at our in-person event or wherever you feel inspired. No matter where you choose to walk, participating and donating to the Heart Walk will save lives and improve lives. Being a sponsor helps The AHA in Utica, NY szin their mission to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives. Fundraising and donations to our local AHA help fund lifesaving science. Science that can create an artificial heart valve. Prevent a stroke. Put scientific advances into doctors’ hands. Correct heart defects in newborn babies. And someday, find a cure for high blood pressure. Science that can teach us all how to live longer and healthier. We're happy to be able to participate in this great local event this year, and will be forming a team to partake in the 3 mile walk or 5 mile run! You don't have to be an athlete to participate, just a willingness to help save lives in our local area!

Sunday, 19 December, 2021 It’s almost that time of the year!! Our Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest is being held on the day of our Holiday Lunch Party on Monday, December 20th. We’re so excited to see what kind of turnout we have this year! Winners from the following categories will be chosen by none other than Joe Steet Sr. and Steve Ponte Sr. for: Funniest, Best DIY, Most Holiday Spirit, Most Unique, Best Pop Culture, Joe’s Favorite, Steve’s Favorite, Ugliest Ugly Sweater. There will also be a winner for MOST liked photo on all of our Facebook pages in the Auto Group! Tune in to our Facebook and Instagram accounts, as all photos will be posted by Christmas Eve!

Monday, 18 October, 2021 It's that time of the year! The crew at United Auto Sales of Utica is excited and ready for this year's Halloween Costume Contest!! Every year, we encourage the team here on Commercial Drive in Yorkville to dress up for Halloween and participate in our Halloween Costume Contest! We upload all photos to our social media and the pictures with the 1st, 2nd and 3rd most likes wins cash prizes for the People's Choice, while our owners, Joe Steet Sr. and Steve Ponte Sr. pick winners from different categories for the Owner's Choice awards! We love seeing everyone's creativity year after year, and can't wait to be able to hold this contest again! Check back with us on Friday, October 29th for updated photos!!

Wednesday, 14 July, 2021 We love to share local events going on in the Utica, NY area and we’d love to share one that is coming up. The Annual Fire Truck Spectacular hosted by the New Hartford, NY Fire Department will be taking place on Thursday, July 15th at 6pm in the New Hartford Shopping Center parking lot! This a FREE event that's great for families. It’s always conveniently held in front of Nicky Doodles Ice Cream, so after you check out all the fire trucks, rescue trucks, ambulances and even a helicopter (that makes a dramatic entrance and exit each year!!) head on down for some great food and cold sweet treats. We proudly sponsor this event each year, as it not only promotes child safety with their smoke house, but is also very helpful for adults as local insurance companies are always on hand as well. Not to mention, many of our employees of the Steet Ponte Auto Group are proud volunteer firefighters. We hope to see you on Thursday, July 15th at the New Hartford Shopping Center for some FREE family fun!