Annual Awards Luncheon

Recognizing adult leaders as role models and mentors that make a difference in their communities is vital to an organization dedicated to helping young girls grow strong in courage, confidence and character, like the Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore.

Images from the
2009 Annual Award Luncheon

Ed Sunday

As vice president and general manager of Gateway Toyota, Ed Sunday has taken the company to extraordinary heights in philanthropy, working with many local organizations. Through Sunday’s leadership of charitable giving, the Toms River-based dealership has been the winner of the Presidents Award for eleven consecutive years. Sunday’s philosophy for the business has been to give back and to be involved with the community.  “The community has been a major supporter of Gateway Toyota and they are the reason why we are successful,” he says.

Sunday has been the vice president and general manager of Gateway Toyota since 1994. Sunday previously served the United Auto Group as sales director of Jersey City operations in 1993. The Jersey City dealerships were the first acquisition made by the company with the vision to become the first publicly owned and publicly traded automobile company in the United States. He also served as the general manager of Bob Ciasulli Auto Group in Toms River from 1981 to 1993.

He received his AA in Business Administration in 1978 and became a licensed real estate agent the same year.  Sunday is a 1975 graduate from Toms River North High School,

Sunday has been married to Diana for 21 years and has two children. Their daughter, Alexandra is a college junior at Johnson & Wales University and their son, Edwin III, is a junior at Monsignor Donovan High School in Toms River.

His many civic involvements include:

• Featured in Time and People Magazines for Community Involvement 1997-2006+
• Toms River Little League
• Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore
• Boy Scouts of America
• Toms River Pop Warner Football
• Dover Township Police Department
• Toms River Fire Department
• American Cancer Society
• St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital
• Ocean County Vocation Technical School
• American Red Cross
• Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
• American Legion
• Adopt-A-Pet Programs
• Kids on Kamera
• Children’s Finger Printing Program
• Toms River Library Technical Program
• WOBM Student of the Week
• Community Medical Center                                            
• Angels Athletic Association
• Central Regional High School
• Italian American Cultural Society
• Junior Jaycees
• Kiwanis Club of Toms River
• March of Dimes
• Monsignor Donovan High School
• Ocean County College Foundation
• Providence House
• Team Randy
• Lacey Underwater Recovery
• Columbia Civic League Citizen of the Year
• Salvation Army
• Chamber of Commerce Pinnacle Award Winner
• Toms River Elks #1875
• Toys for Tots