The 2025 Subaru Love Promise Customer and Community Commitment Award
The 2025 Subaru Love Promise Customer and 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?
The Subaru Love Promise® is our vision to show love and respect to all people at every interaction with Subaru. Subaru and our retailers believe every day gives us an opportunity to positively impact the world around us – by how we support each other, our customers, and our community. Together, we are committed to making the world a better place. The Love Promise is what makes Subaru More Than a Car Company® and a Subaru retailer More Than a Car Dealer®. It sets a standard that we are committed to living every day. What is the Subaru Love Promise Community Commitment? At Subaru, we believe in being a positive force in our community, not just with donations, but with actions that set an example for others to follow. We aim to make the world a better place through several key initiatives that help support and protect people, pets, and our planet:
How is Valenti 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.
Westerly Rotary Club, Westerly Chamber of Commerce, Ocean Community YMCA
Rhode Island Blood Center
Love Promise Stories from Valenti Subaru
Subaru and Valenti 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
Valenti's is hitting it out of the park! - Rebecca G
The Westerly National Little League is grateful for sponsorships to keep our youth baseball program growing. Valenti's has been a "Grand Slam Sponsor" of the Westerly National Little League for several years. It is sponsorships like this that help to offset the cost of uniforms, trophies, umpires, field maintenance and so much more. Thank you Valenti's!
Valenti Subaru Supporting Children - Dawn R
I came to know Bruce Morrow of Valenti Subaru through a donation that Valenti Subaru was able to share with us from this SUBARU LOVE program about 10 years ago. Bruce submitted a request to support two of our community theaters and I was on the board of directors of one of them. Community theaters are a central part of our ocean side community. Much of our economy is based on revenue from the visitors to our community in the summer. Out theater program was able to produce the best production yet during that summer and earned more income than it ever had. This is all thanks to Valenti Subaru. Since that time, Bruce and I have coordinated an event called "Bikes for Kids" annually, except during COVID. "Bikes for Kids" is co-sponsored by both Valenti Subaru as well as Barnum Foundation for Life. Each year, we have the community identify 8-10 year old kids who may be in need of a new bike. We celebrate these kids and their families with food, entertainment, and a new bike w helmet. Valenti Subaru clears their parking lot. We have a touch-a-truck event in the parking lot that includes the neighboring fire department, the policy department (including their working dog), and the first responders form our ambulance core. We celebrate our deserving kids, and their families, with a complimentary meal culminating in a pie eating contest. They have a chance to do arts-and-crafts. Then we surprise them with new bikes with helmets. The policy department offers bike safety training. The public school district provides our candidates and transportation for those who need it. Various organizations around our community contribute funds to pay for the meals. The bikes and helmets are provided by Barnum Foundation for Life. There's a group of volunteers who help put out tables with chairs, manage food, and organize the touch-a-truck. It is thoroughly enjoyed by all the participants, their families, our volunteers, as well as our participating community organizations. The "Bikes for Kids" event is only possible because of the generous support of Valenti Subaru. Without the safe space to create this celebration, it would not have become an annual celebration. We are eternally grateful for the support of Valenti Subaru to our community.
THANK YOU FROM LLS, VALENTI SUBARU! - Tasha M
For the past 10 years, Subaru of America and its retailers have partnered with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) through the Subaru Loves to Care initiative. The partnership has involved delivering blankets and messages of hope to cancer patients across the country. On June 17th, Valenti Subaru personally delivered these items to patients. These blankets and messages of hope provide warmth and comfort to patients in treatment. The love and support shared through this cherished partnership means a lot to everyone involved! This year, Valenti Subaru also opted to support the LLS Urgent Need Program, which will provide blood cancer patients financial relief to help offset non-medical costs associated with treatment, such as transportation, food, housing, utilities, etc. Thank you for your commitment to supporting your community as well as the LLS mission to create a world without blood cancer and improve the quality of life for patients and their families.
Long-term community support with RICAN - Cleo A
At RICAN, we're committed to offering food, clothing, and essential support to our neighbors. Thanks to the ongoing support from Bruce Morrow and his staff at Valenti Subaru, we're able to Share the Love in an even more impactful way. Most recently, Valenti Subaru was a cart sponsor at RICAN's 14th Annual Golf Tournament, our second-largest fundraising effort each year. Valenti Subaru is also a sponsor of our annual Polar Plunge. Additionally, regular donations of fresh baked goods help ensure pantry guests receive all the food they need to feed their families during difficult times. Thank you, Bruce and everyone at Valenti Subaru
Valenti Subaru Teams Up to Support Local Community - Nate R
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 Westerly, this is a harsh reality. Helping others strengthens communities, which is why Valenti Subaru 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 Valenti Subaru have helped nearly 900,000 children and adults in urgent need. On 02/05/2025, Valenti Subaru donated 120 shoes/socks to Tri-County Community Action Agency, Westerly. 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.
Humanitarian Service - David R
We provide a variety of services to children and adults with developmental disabilities throughout the State of RI. One of the local Westerly families was having difficulties maintaining their vehicle, a necessary part of their daily job responsibilities. Bruce and Phyllis became aware of this and promptly made arrangements to have this vehicle repaired with new parts and service with no cost to the family. Our sincerest thanks to Bruce, Phyllis, and the entire Valenti Subaru service/parts department for their generosity and willingness to go above and beyond to assist a local family in need. Valenti Subaru of Westerly has proven themselves to be a worthy community partner!
Bruce and Valenti Support Schools - Janelle M
A heartfelt thank you to Bruce Morrow and Valenti Subaru for your generous donation to our annual Dunn’s Corner School Pasta Supper and Basket Raffle. This annual event hosted by Dunn’s Corner School PTO is our biggest and most exciting event of the year. We invite DCS families to join us for dinner with musical entertainment provided by our own musical teacher and over 60 basket raffle items to win! This event is only successful thanks to donors like Valenti Subaru. This is their second year donating and it has made such an impact on our fundraiser. When I first approached Bruce in 2024 he was excited and beyond willing to help out our small local elementary school just a few miles from his dealership. To Bruce and all of Valenti Subaru, thank you for caring for our students, teachers, parents and schools in our community!
Opening Doors for Westerly's Children - Sergio C
Valenti Subaru of Westerly, Rhode Island generously made a donation of over $15,000 to Opening Doors for Westerly's Children through their Share the Love Event. Opening Doors for Westerly’s Children (ODWC) promotes early childhood literacy and academic achievement for local children. They provide essential materials and opportunities and support academically related programs and initiatives. ODWC appreciates Subarus recognition of the importance of early childhood literacy and getting essential programs and materials such as books, backpacks, and school supplies to children and giving equal opportunity all.
Always willing to help! - Dan S
For four years now we have had our lobster pot tree up. For 6 weeks while it is up we need volunteers to help take pictures. Bruce morrow from Valenti Subaru is always willing to help at any time, even Christmas Eve. He is the best!
Valenti Subaru Loves to Stand Up For Animals - Caryn M
In December of 2023, Stand Up For Animals launched a full-time affordable animal wellness clinic that is housed in the Westerly Animal Shelter in Westerly, RI. This Clinic dedicates every Friday to the care of shelter animals and ensures that all cats and dogs adopted from the Shelter are neutered/spayed, vaccinated and microchipped. In addition, the Clinic is open to the public 4 days per week offering low-cost wellness exams and subsidized neuter/spay surgeries. In an era where the average cost to spay a female dog is $800, we are able to subsidize the cost and charge $350 for the same surgery due to the support of Subaru. We also care for community feral cats and after they've been trapped by volunteers they are then neutered/spayed and vaccinated in our clinic before being returned to the colony. This is a huge benefit to our community and surrounding communities in addition to delivering the care needed for companion animals. This was made possibly by the support of Subaru and especially the team at Valenti Subaru. Their ongoing support through Subaru Loves Pets and the Subaru Loves programs has made this endeavor successful. Thank you Subaru and special thanks to the team at Valenti Subaru for their ongoing support.
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