The 2023 Subaru Love Promise Community Commitment Award

The 2023 Subaru Love Promise Community Commitment Award

We've been nationally recognized for our dedication to our community and the Subaru Love Promise.

We're honored to receive the 2023 Subaru Love Promise Community Commitment Award. This award nationally recognizes Subaru retailers who are making the world a better place while demonstrating an outstanding commitment to supporting passions and causes in local communities. These efforts are focused in important areas such as the environment, community, health, education, and pets.

What is the Subaru Love Promise?

Subaru and our retailers believe in making the world a better place and the Subaru Love Promise is our vision of respecting all people. This is our commitment to show love and respect to our customers and to work to make a positive impact in the world.

The 2023 Subaru Love Promise Community Commitment Award
The Subaru Love Promise
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Did Stevens Creek Subaru go above and beyond, provide exceptional service, or support causes that are important to you? We'd love to hear about it.

Love Promise Stories from Stevens Creek Subaru

Subaru and Stevens Creek Subaru believe in making a positive impact on the communities in which we live and work. We uphold that belief through our Love Promise Community Commitment. Every month, we select inspiring stories from customers and partners from around our area who strive to support our collective commitment and feature them here.

Silicon Valley Pet Project rescue dogs shine at Capitol Subaru! - Melissa L.

Silicon Valley Pet Project was honored to be selected by Capitol Subaru of San Jose for their Subaru Loves Pets Adoption Event on October 22. Ashley Torres, Adam Tracey and the entire Capitol Subaru team made the planning and execution of the event so smooth for our volunteers and dogs! While we did not have any dogs adopted as a result of the event, the media exposure and experience have helped us to increase promotion of some of our amazing dogs! Tripawed, bouncy Coco had an especially good time! It was so great to watch him greet everyone and interact with all of the dogs! Our surprise puppy-momma, Pepper, got to show off her friendly side after spending the past two months caring for her babies. And our senior pups - Cattle-dog mix Sunny and West Highland Terrier, Sampson - showed everyone just how amazing senior dogs can be! This event was a great opportunity to share with the Capitol Subaru staff and visitors the wide range of pets in need in our community. The promotion before and after the event have also helped us expand our community outreach during this most challenging time in animal rescue. While they could not attend the event, we did have a wonderful surprise this month when Cannonball and Milo, a pair of adult bonded male cats, found their forever home after more than a year in foster care. We are so grateful to Subaru for your ongoing and unwavering commitment to animal rescue!

Silicon Valley Pet Project

Share the Love Infuses and Uplifts Cancer Center Infusion Treatment Nurses - Lynn Y.

The dedicated nurses at the Stanford Health Care’s Cancer Center Infusion Treatment Area send our deepest thanks to Stevens Creek Subaru and the Subaru Share the Love® Event. Your heartfelt recognition of our Infusion Treatment Nurses and your generous gift impact us profoundly. We hold dear the enduring legacy of Subaru’s Kevin Wong and his kindness even in adversity; Share the Love embodies this. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to bolster our wellness, enjoy team-building and relaxing activities to rejuvenate, and bring our best selves every day to our patients who face incredible health challenges with courage. We are honored to support and lead in their care and that of their families.

Stanford Health Care

Make-A-Wish - Anne .

Thank you so much for you and your teams’ support of Make-A-Wish® through the 2022 Subaru Share the Love® Event . The Greater Bay Area Subaru retailers helped raise $93,596 for local children with critical illnesses of which Stevens Creek Subaru team was responsible for raising $11,049, surpassing the Adopt-A-Wish level! Wow, we’re so grateful and we have chosen Leigh’s wish for your team to adopt. Leigh who is 4 and has cancer, has had one wish and it's to go Disneyland and you made her wish come true.

Chasing Dreams - Brayden H.

Brayden Harris received a donation on behalf of Subaru to help towards his dreams of playing basketball. Brayden at age 15yrs old plays AAU basketball for the 17U Norcal Ducks team out of Chico, Ca. Norcal Ducks are an independent AAU team that is not sponsored like other AAU organizations. Brayden was luckily able to attend his last few traveling tournaments thank you to the donation by Subaru. Brayden hopes to one day play basketball in college and is pursuing those goals at Bellarmine College Prep. Thank you again Subaru and Kevin for the generosity. Brayden hopes to one day give back to the community like Subaru.

Car Show Sponsorship Driving Student Success! - Tom N.

Thank you Kevin, Rey, and the entire Stevens Creek Subaru team for sponsoring the Silicon Valley Career Technical Education's 17th Annual Custom & Classic Car Show on May 12! Your $1000 sponsorship benefits students competing in SkillsUSA. This year, 43 SVCTE students participated in the SkillsUSA State Competition after advancing during the Regional Leadership and Skills Competition held in March. Eleven students medaled, with two students winning gold, six students winning silver, and three students winning bronze. Because of your generous contribution, students are able to compete at winning levels, driving student success! Pictured are Stevens Creek Subaru Service Manager, Rey Gomez and SVCTE Principal, Jeff Arnett.

SVCTE

Stevens Creek Subaru supports Middle School Teachers - Carol M.

Stevens Creek Subaru adopted Sierramont Middle School in the fall of 2022. Teachers were gifted with supply boxes as well as funds for their classrooms. As we often hear, teachers spend a lot of their own money to supply their classrooms. The gift from Stevens Creek Subaru is much appreciated in these times of budget limits. Teachers used the funds to purchase supplemental instructional materials, instructional supplies, technology support, books and other materials for the classroom. The supply boxes were especially useful as they contained practical items for the classroom. The teachers are so appreciative of these gifts. We thank Stevens Creek Subaru for their love and generosity in adopting Sierramont Middle School.

Sierramont Middle School

Boxes of hope - Annette P.

Stevens Creek Subaru contacted HomeFirst one day asking if we'd like socks. As a provider of homeless services, we said "Absolutely yes!". The boxes filled with hundreds of pairs of socks will go directly to teams who reach out to people living outside in camps, on the creeks, and other places not meant for habitation. This gift lets our unhoused neighbors know that they are seen and cared for by their community.

HomeFirst Services

Driving Student Success With Subaru Partnership - Tom N. - Tom N.

A big shout out and THANK YOU to Brian, Kevin, and Rey from Stevens Creek Subaru! The Silicon Valley Career Technical Education Automotive Services program is grateful to the Stevens Creek Subaru team for the donation of wheels and tires to our school automotive program. Unfortunately, our donated 2015 Subaru WRX was involved in a wheel assembly theft incident last year. SVCTE was not able to recover the cost and the vehicle was left on jack stands. But through our partnership with Subaru of America and Stevens Creek Subaru, the dealer offered to assist our high school students and program. Because of their generous donation, the WRX training vehicle is back in action! The students can now benefit from working on the WRX vehicle and learn with the Subaru University curriculum. To celebrate this outstanding act of community service that exemplifies the Subaru Love Promise, SVCTE and Stevens Creek Subaru hosted a Subaru Partnership Event. General Manager Kevin Akbarzadeh and Service Manager Rey Gomez attended the event. They contributed with a career readiness discussion with the students, being involved with shop activities, signed the Subaru theme flag, and celebrated the wheel donation with us! The SVCTE automotive students, instructors, and administrators are thrilled to have found such supportive partners as Stevens Creek Subaru!

Metropolitan Education District

Subaru loves to help - Kevin A.

It's Subaru Loves to Help Month and we did just that! We donated these warm and cozy socks to the homeless in our community. Subaru says by the end of February, it, along with its nationwide network of retailers, will have donated over 500,000 pairs of new socks (50,000 of which are youth socks) along with 100,000 blankets for both adults and children who are experiencing homelessness.

Stevens Creek Subaru Loves LLS NorCal Light The Night! Steps up to deliver a hydration station. - Holly K.

A big thank you to our local subaru superstar and GM, Kevin Akbarzadeh and team at Stevens Creek Subaru for coming to our rescue for our LLS Light The Night event on October 19th. Light The Night is a powerful community event celebrating survivors, sharing memories of those who have passed and supporting our mission to one day see a world without Leukemia, Lymphoma, Myeloma and all blood related cancers. Through Joe Jenio we put out an SOS that our hydration sponsor was not picked up and we were in need of drinks for our participants and survivors for our event. Stevens Creek Subaru did not hesitate to fulfill our need of drinks for us, even taking time to purchase and deliver the drinks to us on site day of event! They say it takes a village to build something great and meaningful and we cannot thank the entire Subaru family for leaning in and caring so much about LLS, both on a national and local level. Stevens Creek received special recognition as the hydration station sponsor and sat beside our Subaru mission chariot tent for the evening. The hydration station was staffed by volunteers, spreading the word about Stevens Creek and to check them out for all your vehicle needs! Major kudos to Kevin and team for going the extra mile and being such an amazing partner! We cannot thank you enough. Holly Keenen LLS Light The Night - NorCal

Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

Puppy Pop-Up Adoption Fun! - Gladys L.

Through our partnership with Subaru Stevens Creek, we hosted a puppy pop-up adoption event during the month of October. We brought 7 adorable puppies, and by the end of the event, Humane Society Silicon Valley and Subaru Stevens Creek helped 5 puppies find their perfect, loving homes!

Humane Society Silicon Valley

The Cancer Center Infusion Treatment Area (ITA) - Joy M.

The Cancer Center Infusion Treatment Area (ITA) nurses constantly talk about how Subaru’s generosity has allowed them to do things they never would be able to do otherwise, especially around self-care and making sure the nursing team members take time to celebrate themselves and each other. I can’t imagine doing life and death work every day, but am grateful that people like Donna and Torey have made this their lifelong calling.

Stanford Medicine Medical Center Development

Thank You From Make-A-Wish! - Anne M.

Thank you for your support of Make-A-Wish through the 2021 Subaru Share the Love program. It takes a little while for us to get the campaign totals at the chapter level, so I’m happy to finally be able to announce that the Greater Bay Area Subaru retailers helped raise $83,107 for local children with critical illnesses. I know it was a difficult year due to chip and inventory shortages, so that makes the accomplishment even more special. Your support helps us to continue to grant current wishes and helps us to prepare to grant an unprecedented amount of wishes over the next few years, as we work to grant all the wishes that were put on hold during the pandemic. Wishes give our kiddos hope and joy and 88.5% of doctors believe a wish positively influences physical health.

Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area

Water-resistant blankets and warm socks - Michael M.

Through our Love Promise, a commitment to support our local communities, Stevens Creek Subaru is proud to partner with HomeFirst Program San Jose by delivering water-resistant blankets and warm socks to help those in need this winter season. More than 500,000 Americans experience homelessness each night. Last November, as part of Subaru Loves to Help, Subaru of America and Stevens Creek Subaru donated 50,000 warm blankets to local homeless shelters across the country. This November, we are doing it again, bringing our donation total to 100,000 blankets donated. And in addition to more blankets, we will also be donating 50,000 pairs of socks, all to help those in need. Showing warmth and compassion for those who find themselves without a roof over their heads this season is just one of the ways Stevens Creek Subaru is doing even more to make a difference.

HomeFirst Program

Subaru Donates Books to Middle School - Sim G.

Stevens Creek Subaru generously donated over a hundred books to our middle school library. It was perfect timing since our school just got remodeled and needed new books to fill up the shelves. This was such a nice surprise especially since the students love coming into the library every day during break and lunch. Now they will have another great reason to visit the library. Thank you Kevin for reaching out to us and delivering the books to our school. Our students LOVE reading and they will be so happy to see all these new books. We appreciate your generosity. Subaru definitely LOVES learning and giving back to the community!

Oncology Infusion Appreciates Subaru - Mary S.

Throughout the years, Subaru’s “Share the Love” campaign has graciously donated funds to our nurses of the Infusion Treatment Area Cancer Center Palo Alto. As Oncology nurses, we not only are able to deliver complex treatment but also give of ourselves to take care of patients, touching people’s lives as they touch ours at a very vulnerable time in their life. As was the case with Kevin. Kevin, his family, and his friend John wanted to continue to give to give back to those nurses who selflessly gave comfort, compassion, and holistic care during his battle with cancer. Kevin wanted the nurses to utilize the generous funds for self-care, celebrations with food, milestone staff events and educational opportunities. It has been challenging the last two years, we weren’t able to send nurses to conferences or have retreats that aid with team building and self-care. However, thanks to the Subaru donations, we’ve still been able to support the staff in different ways. We have provided lunches on busy shifts when the days felt never ending; we have given holiday gifts in lieu of holiday parties which had to be cancelled; we have provided meals and decorations for celebration of life events including babies, weddings, retirement, and graduations which continued to happen despite the global pandemic. These gifts helped to boost morale, keep smiles on our faces and continue to do what we do best….care for our oncology patients. Our appreciation is endless to you at Subaru! Enjoy the photos….they truly resonate the joy of your gift.Sincerely, The Infusion Treatment Area at the Stanford Cancer Center!

Subaru helps Jake find a Forever Family - Sarah A.

Stevens Creek Subaru and Humane Society Silicon Valley (HSSV) paired up in October of 2021 to help find loving homes for shelter animals. One animal in particular was a dog named Jake. This special 10-year-old Pit Bull was surrendered to HSSV when his owner could no longer provide care for him. In the shelter, Jake became a staff and volunteer favorite. He played with his favorite stuffed toys, was very polite with other dogs, and lived for taking daily walks. And yet, despite being one of the sweetest boys, Jake wasn't finding a home as quickly as we'd hope. Some dogs are adopted within in a week of being made available, but over a month had passed and Jake was still waiting. Then Subaru and HSSV decided to partner together to highlight the "underdogs" who just needed a bit more attention and help finding their perfect match. Jake was one of the spotlighted animals, and after being featured in some key promotions, he started getting more attention! By mid-October, Jake found his second chance with a forever family. He is now enjoying his senior years surrounded by love, thanks to a little help from Stevens Creek Subaru.

Humane Society Silicon Valley

Make a Dog's Day - Lea R.

On October 22nd Stevens Creek Subaru hosted a no-fee adoption event, partnering with The Humane Society Silicon Valley. I was able to take home this adorable 10-week old puppy. She's healthy, spayed and micro-chipped. All of the adoption fees were included. They sent me home with a Bark Box and new pet owner kit to get us started off right. As an added bonus, The Humane Society included six training sessions! After my aged dog had passed away last summer, I have felt like something has been missing. A very special 'Thank You' to Subaru, Stevens Creek Subaru and HSSV, for helping to fill that emptiness in my heart.

Giving When It Means the Most - Bernadette W.

Subaru's support comes at a critical time for so many of the families we serve. Since the pandemic began, Second Harvest has been serving 500,000 people a month at more than 900 distribution sites located in neighborhoods throughout Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, which is double the number of clients who needed support pre-pandemic. Subaru's generous support helps clients like Andy Cuevas – a veteran, student and father of two who lost his job during the pandemic – receiving nutritious groceries from Second Harvest helped alleviate stress for his family. It also provided an outlet for helping others in the community; Cuevas now regularly volunteers at a Second Harvest free grocery distribution at College of San Mateo. "People started hearing about me volunteering and started feeling comfortable asking me if anyone could come receive food,” said Cuevas. “I began referring families to the distribution. A lot of the parents – blue collar parents, low-income parents – were hit by [by the impact of] COVID. "When the pandemic began, half of the people Second Harvest was serving had never received food assistance before. For many people, reaching out for help can be extremely difficult as they struggle with the stigma of needing assistance. “We see over and over that people are doing everything they can to hold on. Parents are hustling, trying to find new sources of income or moving in with other family members to keep their children fed and housed,” said Bacho. “The economics are colliding with the stress of the pandemic. I want to encourage people not to delay getting help if they need it.”

Second Harvest of Silicon Valley

Subaru and HSSV Keep Families Together - Alison S.

In October 2020, Stevens Creek Subaru sponsored our Trunk-or-Treat pet food donation drive which helped us collect pet food for our Pet Pantry Program. Humane Society Silicon Valley’s Pet Pantry Program provides pet food to families facing financial hardship who could not otherwise afford to feed their pets. The program is a vital service to some in our community, and amid the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a significant increase in Pet Pantry participants. At HSSV, we believe that a families’ inability to feed their pet should not contribute to stress, nor should anyone have to decide between feeding themselves or feeding their animal. Thanks to our partners at Stevens Creek Subaru, we can continue to support families in need by keeping animals in homes and out of shelters!

Humane Society Silicon Valley

Above and Beyond - Sony J.

I purchased a Subaru forester and the employee Humayun Ben Ibrahim went above and beyond explaining all the parts of Subaru. He was very thorough and when we had questions we went back to him and he answered them again.

Subaru and LLS Spread Hope and Love - Teresa V.

On July 9, 2019 members of Stevens Creek Subaru’s sales and service team joined the Silicon Valley Monterey Bay chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society to deliver blankets to O’Connor Hospital in San Jose. Greeted by O’Connor Hospital staff the team packed up three carts of blankets and delivered them to O’Connor’s Oncology Department. Subaru staff expressed their delight in being able to make a difference in the community and O’Conner staff were overwhelmingly appreciative to receive Subaru’s gift of warmth and love.

The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (SVMB)

Stevens Creek Helps Grant Wishes for Children - Joe F.

As a part of the 2018 Share the Love Campaign, Stevens Creek Subaru raised $13,015 for Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area to help grant wishes for children with critical illnesses in our community. For example, Stevens Creek Subaru helped grant 3-year-old Julian’s wish to visit his favorite theme park. During his medical treatments, Julian was always able to smile and laugh while he was watching his favorite movies. Goofy and Lightning McQueen are his favorite characters and his parents said that the look on Julian’s face when he saw them in person was unforgettable. Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area is grateful to Stevens Creek Subaru and their customers for helping make wishes like Julian’s come true. Through their partnership with Make-A-Wish, Stevens Creek Subaru is helping to ensure that every eligible child receives a wish so he or she can replace fear with confidence, sadness with joy, and anxiety with hope.

Subaru and LLS Partner to Crush Cancer - Hannah T.

The team at Stevens Creek Subaru delivered over 100 blankets to cancer patients at O'Connor Hospital. They joined our LLS staff alongside with the oncology doctors and nurses to hand out blankets to patients who are going through treatment at the infusion center. One of our amazing volunteers, Jack Aiello, who has been with LLS for over 15 years also came to join the forces. Jack was diagnosed with Stage 3 Multiple Myeloma in 1995 and given 2-3 years to live. After 3 transplants, 2 clinical trials, 4 rounds of radiations (3-4 weeks per round, Monday through Friday), and several rounds of chemotherapy, Jack has been in long-term remission ever since. Jack shared with us his heart-warming message: "Whenever I’ve done blanket deliveries, it takes me back to when I was a patient and how great it felt to get a heated blanket and be wrapped up like a cocoon. It really helped get past feeling so crappy. I personally know how much these blankets are appreciated. I also enjoyed seeing all the Subaru folks so energized by the visit".

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Subaru & LLS Deliver Gestures of Hope to Cancer Pa - Shannon H.

Stevens Creek Subaru showed up in numbers to deliver blankets and craft kits to cancer patients at O'Connor Hospital. Along with LLS staff and O'Connor's Oncology nurses and doctors, Subaru staff were able to hand out blankets to patients undergoing treatment at the infusion center. O'Connor Hospital's Oncology Unit and Infusion center are growing rapidly, seeing around 25-30 patients daily. There are currently 2-3 children staying long-term in the pediatric unit. The craft kits were distributed to these children along with other kids staying at the hospital. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Honored Hero's mom, Monique Abed, was able to attend the blanket delivery as well. Monique shared the story of her son's, Liam, battle with AML. Monique was Liam's bone marrow donor, ultimately saving his life after he relapsed in the fall of 2016. Liam is now in remission and doing well. All in all, it was a great day improving the quality of life for patients and their families!

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society