VINELAND, NJ, November 3, 2009 – On October 12, more than 700 Sun National Bank employees volunteered as part of the bank’s first “Banking on our Communities” day. Sun conceived the day so employees could support local communities not just through business and banking services, but through living the company’s philosophy that doing business in the community means being part of it.

Sun closed its offices at noon and more than 90 percent of its employees volunteered at more than 80 organizations in nearly 50 towns throughout New Jersey, working on more than 100 projects.

Sun Bancorp, Inc. is a $3.5 billion asset bank holding company headquartered in Vineland, New Jersey. Its primary subsidiary is Sun National Bank, serving customers through more than 70 locations in New Jersey. The Bank is an Equal Housing Lender and its deposits are insured up to the legal maximum by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). For more information about Sun National Bank and Sun Bancorp, Inc., visit www.sunnb.com.

Caption: Employees from Sun National Bank’s Colt’s Neck and Shrewsbury branches volunteer at Hand to Help – Garden of Joy in Colt’s Neck, New Jersey as part of the bank’s first “Banking on our Communities” day. Sun closed its offices at noon and more than 700 employees volunteered at more than 80 organizations in nearly 50 towns throughout New Jersey, working on more than 100 projects. Pictured from left to right are Wanda Santiago, Nina DeLeonibus, Jessica Wosczyk, Becky Morfino, Schelle Fagan, Dana Melone and Marcy Meltzer.

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