The 2023 Subaru Love Promise Customer and Community Commitment Award
We've been nationally recognized for our dedication to our customers, our community, and the Subaru Love Promise.
We're honored to receive the 2023 Subaru Love Promise Customer and Community Commitment Award. This award nationally recognizes elite Subaru retailers who provide an exceptional customer experience at every interaction with Subaru. These retailers have also demonstrated an outstanding commitment to supporting passions and causes in their local communities 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.
How is Tom Wood Subaru dedicated locally to the Love Promise?
Our Love Promise can be seen in various partnerships with local charities and non-profits. We're grateful for the opportunity, not only to be a part of our community, but to serve it as well. We are proud to partner with Miracle Place this year as our local charity of choice.
Pet Friendly Services
TerraCycle
Edison School for the Arts
St. Vincent Hospital
Peyton Manning Children's Hospital
Love Promise Stories from Tom Wood Subaru
Subaru and Tom Wood 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
Committed to Helping All Animals! - Shannon C
At Tom Wood Subaru, we are committed to helping all animals to stay safe and healthy, that is why we love the Helping PAWS organization, and we are proud to sponsor their yearly event; “Mutts & Mimosas.” Helping PAWS dedicates its work to ending pet overpopulation resulting in euthanizing healthy, adoptable pets due to limited space or funds of local, and national animal welfare organizations. They work to end abuse and neglect of all animals resulting from lack of information and education of the community. They rescue animals that need medical attention, no animal is put into a kennel; they go straight into fostering to be rehabilitated. The more available fosters they have, the more animals they can save! In 2022, Helping PAWS rescued 95 animals!! That’s amazing for a small rescue organization. It also demonstrates why fundraisers are so important! It takes $$ to get all those dogs microchipped, up-to-date on shots, spayed/neutered and provide surgeries for those who are in need. This year alone Helping PAWS has spent over $100,000 on medical expenses!!!!!!! For more information or to learn about this wonderful organization: www.helpingpawsonline.com, or you can go to their Facebook page for families who have adopted from Helping Paws. The title of the page is: “I adopted from Helping Paws”. To foster a pet or learn more ways you can help, contact Christa Petzke at christa@helpingpawsonline.com or via phone at 317-407-4914. Be sure to check out the much needed items for Helping Paws through their Amazon wish list: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/EQCSIKF9MYII?ref_=wl_share If you would like to attend their next fundraiser on April 8th, be sure to click the link: https://facebook.com/events/s/3rd-annual-egg-your-house/6171664276188602/ Thank you “Helping PAWS” for all you do, to help the animals in our community!
Donating To Change Lives..... - Shannon C
Here is the last of our series of stories to share for Subaru Loves to Help! We have worked with Dayspring Center for several years now and it is such an amazing place….they help homeless families in our community find their way home! Dayspring Center provides quality services, and they are so much more than just a shelter for homeless families. In the past two years, Dayspring has developed and implemented a comprehensive Children’s Program, because they understand that children are the ones most impacted by their family’s homelessness. This program is designed to address the unique needs of children. The staff members conduct assessments, advocate, conduct parenting classes, oversee tutoring and provide summer day camp. So Tom Wood Subaru wanted to help!!! Dayspring was also one of the shelters that we were so honored to share the 334 pairs of socks with, along with 75 pairs of children’s socks! What can you do to help those in need? Dayspring Center is in need of so much more! If you would like to know how you can help, please visit their website at: https://dayspringindy.org/ Check out other items they are in need of: SHELTER SUPPLIES Bath Towels Wash Cloths Pillows Blankets Baby Wipes Latex Gloves - Large & XL Baby Lotion Pacifiers Sippy Cups Diapers - Size 2, 3 & Pull Ups - 3T & 4 CLEANING SUPPLIES 55 gallon trash bags Fabulous-gallon Disinfecting Wipes Bleach Disinfectant Air Spray Maintenance Wish List Power Washer (To clean equipment & playground fence) Shrinking Water Hose (100 ft) SCHOOL SUPPLIES Crayons Pencil Sharpeners Art/Pencil Boxes Rulers Protractors Bottled School Glue Dry Erase Markers 1" & 2" Binders Washable Markers Plain/Copy Paper Highlighters Scientific Calculators Pencils Pens: Blue, Red & Black Scissors: Blunt Tip & Regular Markers Colored Pencils Composition Book Pocket Folder - Assorted Colors Glue Sticks Pink Erasers Spiral Notebooks - Assorted Colors & Subject Size Loose Leaf Paper: Wide & College-Ruled School Uniforms Book Bags Khaki Pants/Skorts Boys & Girls Size 5 - 14 Polo Shirts - White, Navy Blue, Burgundy, Red - Boy & Girls Size 5 - 14 KITCHEN SUPPLIES Butter Drink Mix - Lemonade/Pink Lemonade Aluminum Foil - Restaurant Size 3-Section Disposable Plates Paper Cups - `10 oz/16 oz (bulk item Sam's/GFS) Plastic Utensils (Fork, Spoons, Knives) Bulk Size Cans - Corn Bulk Size Cans - Green Beans Bulk Size Cans - Peas Bulk Size Cans - Peaches Bulk Size Cans - Pears Bulk Size Cans - Pineapple Vegetable Oil 1 Gallon Bar-B-Q Sauce 16 oz. Hot Sauce 16 oz. Ranch Dressing 16 oz. Mayonnaise 20 oz or Larger Jelly 20 oz. or Larger Syrup 20 oz. or Larger Restaurant Squeeze Bottles Thank you so much for helping us change the world....one donation at a time!
Sharing Kindness with the Salvation Army - Shannon C
Tom Wood Subaru, along with participating Subaru retailers across the United States, received socks to help homeless shelters in our local communities. We wanted to share the love between several shelters this year, and one of those was The Salvation Army. The Salvation Army Indiana Division operates 34 Worship and Service Centers, in addition to many thrift stores throughout Indiana, centrally managed by the divisional headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana. Their mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination. Each year thanks to generous donations, The Salvation Army serves more than 25 million Americans. On “Random Acts of Kindness Day” (2/17/23), we were so honored to share 333 pairs of adult size socks and 75 pairs of children’s socks with the Salvation Army, for those in need. The headquarters plans to disperse these socks throughout their locations, based on where needed. We never realized, that socks are one of the most requested items by shelters in the US. This small item we take for granted every day, can truly have an enormous impact, by providing comfort and maintaining health for those in need. Throughout the years of the Subaru Loves to Help® initiative, Tom Wood Subaru, along with participating Subaru retailers have now donated over 500,000 pairs of new socks!!! We are so thrilled to be part of such an amazing program! Subaru has also donated 100,000 warm blankets to shelters across the US, to help those experiencing homelessness. What can you do to help those in need? Well, we are excited to share that with you!! If you would like to know ways you can help The Salvation Army, please visit their website at: https://centralusa.salvationarmy.org/indiana/ Through volunteering and donations, you can help us change the lives of others…one good deed at a time! Thank you!
The Little Things We Take For Granted..... - Shannon C
Tom Wood Subaru, along with participating Subaru retailers across the United States, received socks to help out homeless shelters in our local communities. We wanted to share the love between several shelters this year, and one of those was the Wheeler Mission Men’s Shelter in Indianapolis. Wheeler Mission is a non-denominational, Christian, social services organization, which provides critically needed goods and services to individuals experiencing homelessness and poverty in Central and South-Central Indiana. Their mission is to provide Christ-centered programs and services, for individuals experiencing homelessness and those in need. The vision of Wheeler mission is to see every man, woman, and child they serve, equipped to be productive citizens who enjoy lasting success in Christ. On “Random Acts of Kindness Day” (2/17/23), we were so honored to share 333 pairs of adult size socks with those in need at Wheeler Mission. We never realized, that socks are one of the most requested items by shelters in the US. This small item we take for granted every day, can truly have an enormous impact, by providing comfort and maintaining health for those in need. Throughout the years of the Subaru Loves to Help® initiative, Tom Wood Subaru, along with participating Subaru retailers have now donated over 500,000 pairs of new socks!!! We are so thrilled to be part of such an amazing program! Subaru has also donated 100,000 warm blankets to shelters across the US, to help those experiencing homelessness. What can you do to help those in need? Well, we are excited to share that with you. If you would like to know more about helping Wheeler Mission, please visit their website at: https://wheelermission.org/ Wheeler Mission’s greatest needs at this time are new underwear, deodorant, bus passes, and of course VOLUNTEERS!!! If you are interested in volunteering at Wheeler Mission, you can go to wheelervolunteer.org to sign up for serving shifts. Bus passes can be purchased at: https://buy.indygo.net/one-day-full-fare/ If you have any questions on volunteering or other ways you can help at Wheeler Mission, please contact Tammy Caldwell; Volunteer Engagement Manager at tammycaldwell@wheelermission.org. Through volunteering and donations, you can help us change the lives of others…one good deed at a time! Thank you!
Random Acts of Kindness Day - Shannon C
Today is "Random Acts of Kindness" day, so we'd like to share with you how Tom Wood Subaru celebrates this wonderful day! Our first stop... Miracle Place! Oh how we love Sister Barbara and all of the folks who volunteer at Miracle Place! They bring so much love and compassion to those who are less fortunate, on the central, east side of Indianapolis! So we wanted to give back! Tom Wood Subaru, along with all Subaru retailers throughout the US, will be donating socks to shelters in their community. Through this partnership, we were able to donate 300 pairs of children's socks to Miracle Place to help out so many families that are really in need, during this winter season. You may ask, "How can I help?" Well, Sister Barbara and her team at Miracle Place are always in need of so many things.....volunteers, food items to stock their pantry, school supplies for the children and so much more. To check out all of the ways you can help Miracle Place and what they do for the community, go to: https://amiracleplace.org/ To donate: https://amiracleplace.org/donations#donations Won't you help us change the world today? We can all change the world with kindness in less than one minute. Let's strive to make kindness the "norm" every day!
Sharing a Box Filled with Love........ - Shannon C
For the past four years, our crew has been helping to spread love to fellow Hoosiers, through volunteering at Gleaners Food Bank! Gleaners was founded in 1980 by a group of concerned citizens who felt strongly that no one should go hungry! Since that time, they have distributed nearly 700 million pounds of food and critical grocery items through a committed network of more than 300 food pantries, soup kitchens, schools, and community partners. Wow....so amazing! In addition to food distribution to hunger relief agencies throughout their 21-county service area, Gleaners also operates Fresh Connect Central, one of seven regional produce cooperatives for Feeding America.....the nation’s largest hunger relief organization. Their mission is to lead the fight against hunger and the Gleaners vision is; "Food for every table. Hope for every future". Thank you Scott, Josh, Tiffany, John & Bill for helping to feed those in need, throughout our community! You all are the best! There are so many ways to get involved, be sure to check out the Gleaners website to get more details: https://www.gleaners.org/
Wishing All of Our Humans a Happy New Year! - Shannon C
One of our yearly sponsorship partners, is the Humane Society of Hamilton County. We just love these folks and all that they do for the furry critters in our community! During our "Subaru Loves Pets" initiative, Subaru donated $100 per animal adopted, during the month of October, for all 31 days! As well, we shared the furry friends available for adoption at HSHC on our social media pages. We were so thrilled to learn that with your help, HSHC was able to adopt out 207 cats and 93 dogs during October..........for a total of 300 animals who found their "happily ever after" homes! HOW AWESOME! The Humane Society for Hamilton County embraces the truly no-kill philosophy, so they will not stop working until they have reached that goal. We are incredibly proud to share that HSHC has consistently achieved a 98% or higher live placement rate since 2014. They are just such a caring group of individuals! Their mission is saving lives, educating communities, and completing families. When it comes to saving lives, HSHC takes in over 4,000 animals each year, including hundreds at risk for euthanasia in other Indiana shelters. And because we think they are so special and want to "Share the Love', we would like for you to read this message from the sweet pets at HSHC, in an effort to help them out during this holiday season: "We're making a list and checking it twice - we think the humans who take care of us have been awfully nice! We want to make this the most memorable holiday ever, so we're asking for your help with a few donations! If you'd like to help out all of the furry friends and the staff at Humane Society for Hamilton County, be sure to check out this wish list: All items can be found on Amazon by clicking the button below." https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/O4S6VLUCYF37 Thank you, we love all of our humans and we wish you all a wonderful New Year!
POWER OF A KNOCK™ .....a knock means nourishment for the body and soul! - Shannon C
One of our 4 charities during the Subaru Share the Love Event is Meals on Wheels. This is such a wonderful organization and we were so blessed to join the team for a delivery last week! We visited "Sue" and with great enthusiasm, Sales & Leasing Consultant; Zach Wilska was able to bless her with a meal. Sue was just the sweetest thing, so appreciative for her meal and our visit..She was just an absolute joy to be around! Meals on Wheels has been guided by a single goal – to support our senior neighbors to extend their independence and health as they age. What started as a compassionate idea has grown into one of the largest and most effective social movements in America, currently helping nearly 2.4 million seniors annually! So amazing! Hope Steel, the Volunteer Coordinator at the Central Indiana location shared this with us: Our two greatest needs are for volunteers and donations: Volunteers “We could not serve our clients on 36 routes all over greater Indianapolis without our dedicated volunteers! Whether they deliver meals once or several times a month, the need to serve our senior, disabled and chronically ill clients is more important than ever. Everyone deserves to have healthy, nutritious, and accessible food. Volunteering is a win-win: a win for the clients and a win for the volunteer(s) to serve a basic need in the community.” * 9 Indianapolis meal pick up sites: 7 hospitals and 2 healthcare facilities. * Meals are delivered at lunchtime on weekdays (minimum once a month). * Training is provided. * 1 hour orientation + an experienced volunteer accompanies new volunteers on their first delivery day. Hope Steel, Volunteer Coordinator, Meals on Wheels of Central Indiana Barb Renshaw, the Director of Outreach at the Central Indiana location, would also like to share: Donations are our 2nd need: “Supporting our mission to innovate, collaborate and advocate to end hunger and malnutrition is vital to our success. Every dollar donated goes directly to purchase meals for our low-income clients who struggle. For example, a $100 donation will provide 25 meals! The impact is tremendous.” Online donations can be made at: www.mealsonwheelsindy.org/donate Or mail checks to: Meals on Wheels 708 E. Michigan St. Indianapolis, IN 46202 Barb Renshaw, Director of Outreach, Meals on Wheels of Central Indiana Don't forget, for every vehicle you lease or purchase, from now until Jan 3rd, Subaru will donate $250 to your chosen charity; Meals on Wheels, the ASPCA, National Parks Foundation or Make-A-Wish. AND for every vehicle serviced, Tom Wood Subaru will also donate $50 to our hometown charity; Miracle Place. We wish you a very Happy Holiday and we look forward to seeing you soon, here at Tom Wood Subaru! Be sure to check out this great video: https://vimeo.com/473926724 And to find out more about Meals on Wheels and how you can help, be sure to visit their website at: https://www.mealsonwheelsamerica.org/
"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest". - Shannon C
Tom Wood Subaru believes that all students deserve an equal and fair opportunity for a quality education. Through our partnership with AdoptAClassroom.org, all Subaru retailers combined, have supported more than 300,000 students nationwide and are proud to be their largest corporate supporter! Millions of students in high-needs schools lack the supplies and learning materials they need to be successful in the classroom. In fact, 92% of classrooms have students whose families cannot afford to purchase any school supplies for their children, often requiring teachers to purchase resources using their own money. We find these teachers just absolutely, amazing individuals! Here at Tom Wood Subaru, we celebrated Subaru Loves Learning by providing teachers with flexible funding to purchase the school supplies and resources they need to help their students thrive in the classroom, through Adoptaclassroom.org. They believe that every child deserves the tools and materials they need to learn and succeed in school. With the help of sponsors such as Tom Wood Subaru, they've helped to equip classrooms with the supplies students need to learn and thrive. Since 1998, AdoptAClassroom.org has raised $57 million and supported more than 5.8 million students across the U.S........So amazing! Our selected school for the last several years has been Edison School of the Arts. Principal; Amy Berns and her team have been so amazing to work with and they sent us some amazing photos and videos to share with you! English Teacher; Mrs. Buchanan was so grateful for the new headphones and glue gun she was able to purchase for her classroom. Another teacher sent us a great video of her opening many items she ordered to help calm and destress the children in her class. She opened each box with joy, in amazement that these items were purchased for her classroom! Edison is still really in need of so many more items though. How can you help you ask........well let me tell you! The teachers have created a wish list of items they are really in need of: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lL_vrJ65EzMKqgRXuuE1xmc-cy1GRbNfbyki3DSwVHY/edit?usp=sharing If you click on the link, you will be directed to a list of each individual teacher, with the link to their needs included. We would like to thank Subaru and Adoptaclassroom, for providing these great resources to the children in our community! "An investment in knowledge pays the best interest". – Benjamin Franklin
Helping St. Jude School One Token at a Time....... - Shannon C
We want to share one of the ways that we share the joy of Christmas here at Tom Wood Subaru! For the last four years, we have utilized the services of the great men's group from St. Jude's Catholic Church. We just love Anthony, Michael and all the guys! This wonderful group of men come out and facilitate a casino for our staff and the funds for this go to such a great cause! During the night, we all receive a bag of poker chips and while playing the games, we win raffle tickets (versus money) throughout the night. Our wonderful GM provides great prizes for the team and we place our raffle tickets into the buckets in front of each prize.....in hopes of winning some awesome items! Throughout the evening, we enjoy great games, a wonderful dinner, hors d'oeuvres, music and so much more! We truly love hanging out together & enjoying time outside of work! The $1500 donation for the casino, goes towards several outreach programs around our area. Some of these include helping Boy Scouts with their Eagle Scout projects, helping to purchase basketball goals for Saint Jude Catholic School and helping parish members who have had a loved one that passed away. These are such a great group of guys from St. Jude and they do so much for the community! Thank you Michael and your team, thank you TWS managers and all of the team who helped out that night, it was such a great turn out and a great night of fun for all! From everyone here at Tom Wood Subaru, we would like to wish you & your families, a very blessed holiday!
