10 Reasons For 52,000 Miles And 1 INSANE WORK OF ART!

The Unity Collective USA is a peace movement started by, The Bergamot. The concept is to share uplifting music, garner unifying signatures + messages onto The Unity Car while documenting the American dream in motion. The Bergamot, Jillian Speece and Nathaniel Hoff, set forth on January 2nd, 2016 to tour all 50 states of America. By the end of the tour the car (aka The Unity Car) will become a collective art piece we can share with the world as a symbol of hope. On January 2nd, 2016 The Bergamot launched The Unity Collective USA from NYC and set out in our 2002 Volvo with 273,000 miles on it to tour all 50 States in America as The Unity Collective USA. The goal with “The Unity Collective USA” was to perform uplifting music in every state inviting new and old fans to sign the outside of “The Unity Car” with their message of peace and unity. By August 27, 2016 The Bergamot had toured all 50 states and performed 100 shows. Their fans helped create a peace movement and a collective art piece showing the world we are more united than divided. In a world where fear, uncertainty, and worry are the main selling point in the news we feel there has never been a greater time to stand united in peace. The Bergamot is currently auctioning off “The Unity Car”, to donate 100% of the proceeds to Beacon Children's Hospital (Formerly Memorial Children’s Hospital). They will follow that up with a full-length documentary.

10. To Bring to Life the Conceptual Art Piece "The Unity Collective USA: More United than Divided" Hoping to Unite Americans (Fall 2015)

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The Bergamot posing with The Unity Car in Seattle, WA halfway through their epic odyssey.

9. To Get to All 50 States Criss-Crossing Their Way Across the USA

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A rough (but not definitive) Outline of The Bergamot's Travels on The Unity Collective USA in 2016.

8. To Create "State of the Unity" videos every week to document 2016 - almost an entire year from all 50 STATES! And Produce a FULL-LENGTH Documentary...

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Every week The Bergamot would post videos, pictures, and posts from all over the country - yes including Alaska and Hawaii. Click here to Watch the entire Playlist!

7. To Have People From All Walks of Life Join "The Unity Collective USA".

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From major production shows and official venues, summer music festivals, to simple late night impromptu stops in places like Birmingham, AL The Bergamot slowly brought their idea of bringing people together to life one individual at a time.

6. In a Year of Great Political Divide, They Hoped to Remind People to Love

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The Bergamot stops outside of Boulder, CO for a picture.

5. Slowly the Cause Started to Grow... Every Single Mile - Every Single Mind.

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The Bergamot and The Unity Collective USA poses with friends in Lincoln, NE.

4. To Attend both The RNC and DNC to Get All Different Perspectives And Did They Ever!

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The Bergamot gets press coverage for their travels bringing people together in a divisive year. Here they are pictured a the RNC and the "Melting American Dream" Sculpture in Cleveland, OH.

3. To TRY and Have Celebrities Such as ELLEN Sign the Car!

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Many celebrities joined the journey with The Bergamot and The Children's Hospital. The group has yet to hear back from Ellen's team!

2. To Bring About Awareness for the FINALE and The Unity Car - to Every Part of the Country for a Much Greater Cause... Keep reading!!!

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The Finale Show was set for October 22nd 2016 in South Bend, IN where the bands front couple originally grew up and yes... FELL IN LOVE.

1. TO AUCTION THE UNITY CAR OFF TO BENEFIT A CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN SOUTH BEND, IN - yes, where they met AND fell in love... ahhhh love...

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The auction is currrently LIVE for The Bergamot's iconic "Unity Car" at the end of the 52,000 mile journey across the USA. The auction just went live a couple of days ago and you can view it now on eBay. The auction ends THIS SATURDAY AT 11:40 EST.