The 2025 Subaru Love Promise Community Commitment Award
We are honored to be nationally recognized by Subaru of America, Inc. for our dedication to our community, and the Subaru Love Promise.
The 2025 Subaru Love Promise Community Commitment Award recognizes elite Subaru retailer who provide an exceptional customer experience at every interaction with Subaru. These retailers have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to supporting passions and causes in their local communities in important areas such as environment, community, health, education, and pets.
Here at Subaru, we love our community as much as we love our vehicles and are committed to making a positive impact on the lives of all of our customers and neighbors.
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 AutoNation Subaru Carlsbad dedicated locally to the Love Promise?
AutoNation Subaru Carlsbad believes in making a positive impact on the communities in which we live and work. We uphold that belief through our Love Promise Community Commitment and the Subaru Love Promise.
Rancho Coastal Humane Society, SPOT Saving Pets One at a Time
San Diego Parks and Recreation, Oceanside Public Beaches
Jefferson Elementary School, Calavera Hills Elementary School
Community Resource Center North County (CRC)
Tri-City Medical Center, Ronald McDonald House of San Diego
Love Promise Stories from AutoNation Subaru Carlsbad
Subaru and AutoNation Subaru Carlsbad 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
SD Ronald McDonald House - AutoNation Subaru Carlsbad - Tasha M
In the last few years, AutoNation Subaru Carlsbad has partnered with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) and San Diego Ronald McDonald House through the Subaru Loves to Care initiative. The partnership has involved delivering blankets, 10 patient care kits, and messages of hope to cancer patients. The items were delivered to the oncology staff at the hospital on July 16th, 2025, by Autonation Subaru Carlsbad for distribution to patients in treatment.
Sand, Surf, and Subaru's - Robin R
It was another beautiful weekend on the water at the Oceanside Pier. The Oceanside Longboard Surfing Club held their 40th Annual Surfing & Beach Festival on August 8 - 10, 2025. The club, thru their members, promotes and fosters the amateur sport of surfing with emphasis on good sportsmanship & citizenship. Also improving the public image of the surfing community, and supporting the conservation of the coastal enviroment. It's from events such as this, that we are able to support several local charities like the California Surf Museum, the Scholastic Surf Series, and local school surf teams. We want to give a large "Mahalo" to Autonation Subaru of Carlsbad, who has been a consistent supporter every year of the OLSC.
To See a Child Smile - Kim M
The San Diego Ronald McDonald House provides a "home away from home" for families whose children are being treated for serious, often life-threatening conditions at local hospitals. We know that the best medicine is a family that is all together sharing moments that matter. We are very fortunate that for the past few years, Autonation Subaru of Carlsbad, thru the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, have again chosen us as the recipients of 80 customized heart-shaped blankets for pediatric patients undergoing cancer as well as other treatments. Patient Care Kits were also delivered along with a "Message of Hope" board. The messages of hope were notes from their customers wishing them well. Our thanks go out to Autonation Subaru of Carlsbad for their contnued support.
Thank You for Your Support! - Kelly P
Rancho Coastal Humane Society has been serving San Diego County for more than 64 years, dedicated to saving the lives of abandoned companion animals, promoting adoptions, and offering educational programs and support services that strengthen human-animal bonds. We recently celebrated a Grand Opening Festival for our neighbors and supporters, showcasing our newly upgraded campus and Medical Center. One such supporter was Autonation Subaru of Carlsbad. For the past few years, they have made RCHS the beneficiary of the Subaru Loves to Share prograqm from November to January, as well as the Subaru Loves Pets program in October. Both of these programs showed not only a commitment to RCHS, but to our furry friends as well. Autonation Subaru was on hand during the celebration showing pet friendly accessories. Thank you Autonation Subaru for your support.
Shoes & Socks for the Kids - Debby E
Autonation Subaru of Carlsbad, thru Operation Warm, was matched with Operation Hope of North County. A non-profit organization that provides a safe, caring, and supportive environment to families with children and single women experiencing homelessness as they rebuild their lives and reclaim independence. Through the Subaru Loves to Help event, Autonation Subaru donated 120 pairs of shoes and 240 pairs of socks to the children of ther families in their programs.
AutoNation Subaru Carlsbad Teams Up with Operation Hope to Support Local Community - Joshua S
Imagine going without a coat, shoes, or even socks. For millions of children and adults experiencing homelessness and other urgent need situations across the country, even here in Carlsbad, this is a harsh reality. Helping others strengthens communities, which is why AutoNation Subaru Carlsbad is partnering with Operation Warm®, a national nonprofit focused on connecting children with the resources they need to thrive. Through this partnership and other Subaru Loves to Help® efforts, Subaru and retailers like AutoNation Subaru Carlsbad have helped nearly 900,000 children and adults in urgent need. On 01/17/2025, AutoNation Subaru Carlsbad donated 120 shoes/socks to Operation HOPE-North County. These essential items not only help keep children protected, warm, and dry, it can have a significant impact on a child's mental and emotional well-being.
A Big THANK YOU! - Deborah M
The Community Resource Center (CRC) in Encinitas is just what its name implies. A center where the community can come to for resources. Resources like food & nutrition services, housing / supportive services, domestic violence services to name a few. The CRC impacts more than 8600 people each year with these and so much more. And we could not do it without the generous assistance provided by Autonation Subaru of Carlsbad. Nathan Thompson, General Manager, presents a check for $52,472 to John Van Cleef and Deborah Murray of CRC as Autonation Employees look on. The check was made possible thru a combined effort of Sales and Service during the Share The Love event.
Distributing Trees in the Local Community - Donald E
Autonation Subaru partnered with the Arbor Day Foundation thru Subaru of America to distribute trees in the local community. Autonation hosted the event at the dealership to celebrate the Subaru Loves the Earth campaign and to provide a positive impact where we live, work, and drive. Over 100 trees were distributed to customers. The trees, Eastern Redbud, Tuliptree, Southern Magnolia, and Chinese Pistache, were all delivered in 1-Gallon containers.
Helping Our Neighbors - Don E
The Community Resource Center’s (CRC) mission is to help our neighbors create paths to healthy food, stable homes, and safe relationships. In 45 years of operation, the CRC has provided emergency assistance, case management. Counseling, shelter and food assistance to low-income individuals and families including domestic violence survivors and victims of crime or abuse who are economically vulnerable, experiencing homelessness or at imminent risk of homelessness. In 2023, the CRC was able to distribute more than 505,000 pounds of food through 14,936 visits to their food and nutrition center. But the needs of the community have the CRC expanding their Food & Nutrition Center services, adding a new FNC program coordinator to support expanded distribution. 2024 saw the CRC participating in Project Dash to deliver free nutritious fresh food to senior-living complexes, homebound seniors, and persons with disabilities. Also increasing the hours of operations to include evenings or Saturdays. And with this increase also come as increase in the number of volunteers to assist with food distribution at the food pantry. So on Saturday, July 13th, Luis Bautista, Manny Morataya, Vanessa Moreno, Daniela Alecio, and Sydney England from Autonation Subaru of Carlsbad answered that call. The staff at CRC noted this about the Subaru volunteers: The volunteers from Subaru were great! They seemed to enjoy speaking with out clients who came on Saturday, they had fun, and were a huge support. We look forward to working with them moving into the future.
SD Ronald McDonald House - AutoNation Subaru Carlsbad - Zachary N
On June 20, the LLS San Diego Chapter and AutoNation Subaru Carlsbad had the pleasure of delivering 80 blankets and 10 patient care kits to SD Ronald McDonald House as part of the Subaru Loves To Care Program. These comforting gifts were accompanied by personalized messages of hope written by customers and staff of AutoNation Subaru Carlsbad. This incredible act of generosity was warmly received by the SD Ronald McDonald House staff who were thrilled to distribute these comforting gifts to their patients. Many thanks to everyone at AutoNation Subaru Carlsbad and SD Ronald McDonald House, not only for a memorable day, but for supporting LLS' mission to cure blood cancers and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. Together with Subaru, we have reached more than 8,000 patients nationwide, and after this year, will have distributed over 230,000 blankets representing hope, love, and warmth to patients.
