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 Thomas Bedford 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.
Bedford County Humane Society, Pet Food Donation Collection Site
Dealership Recyling Program, Bedford County Fair
Bedford Area School District, Bedford County Library, Weekend Backpack Program, Everett School District, Chestnut Ridge School District
Bedford County Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Bedford Inc., Thomas Classic Cruise-Ins, Bedford County Christmas for Children, Easter for Eli
Bedford County Pink Ribbon Fund, UPMC Bedford Memorial, Thomas Wrestling Tournament, Red Cross Blood Drive
Love Promise Stories from Thomas Bedford Subaru
Subaru and Thomas Bedford 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
BAND OF HEROES OUTDOORS AWARDED $7,763 FROM THOMAS SUBARU BEDFORD AND SUBARU OF AMERICA - Stacy B
BAND OF HEROES OUTDOORS today accepted $7,763 awarded by Subaru of America, Inc. and Thomas Subaru Bedford. The donation is part of the 2022 Subaru Share the Love® Event and will support veterans. Band of Heroes Outdoors was a Hometown Charity by Thomas Subaru Bedford for the 15th annual Subaru Share the Love Event, giving car buyers the opportunity to dedicate a donation to support their local community. The automaker and retailer’s donation will contribute towards Band of Heroes Outdoors’s mission of supporting veterans. “We are honored and humbled to partner with Band of Heroes Outdoors and excited for the opportunities this will provide for veterans in our community,” said Stephanie Martz, President of Thomas Automotive. It is the Band of Heroes Outdoors’s mission to combat PTSD and veteran suicide through hunting, fishing and enjoying the therapeutic aspects of the outdoors. To learn more about Band of Heroes Outdoors, please visit their website at www.bandofheroesoutdoors.org
Thomas Collects Donation for Easter for Eli - Stacy B
The team at Bedford Subaru collected over 200 baskets this year for the Easter for Eli organization. Donations came from employees, customer and local organizations. Easter for Eli delivers baskets to sick children at hospitals in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, West Virginia, Delaware, and DC who are hospitalized over the Easter holiday. EFE is in memory of Elias "Eli" Garrett who lost his courageous and long battle with Non-Hodgkins T-Cell Lymphoma on May 7th, 2009, just ten days before his 4th birthday.
Bedford County Tree Spreads Its Roots - Stacy B
How many people does it take to plant a tree? It took a team for sure! It all started as an idea to celebrate Earth Day, so we drove to Countryside Gardens and picked the bigest tree, drove it very carefully back to the dealership, and then picked the hardest spot of earth ... and then we began digging, and digging, and digging. We love that this beautiful Redbud was grown in Bedford County and will now spread its roots with us.
Cat Yoga at Thomas Bedford - Stacy B
The cats from the Bedford County Humane Society enjoy a night out when they came to Thomas Subaru in Bedford for another night of Cat Yoga. This popular event happens several times a year, raising money for the Bedford County Humane Society. All the cats that attend are available for adoption and looking for love.
Thomas Automotive Celebrated Random Acts of Kindness Day - Stacy B
Thomas Automotive celebrated Random Acts of Kindness Day and Subaru Loves to Help initiative. The Thomas team delivered 500 pairs of socks, one of the most requested items by those experiencing homelessness, to Bedford County Children and Youth to be distributed throughout Bedford County.
Titan's Second Chance - Carol E
The Bedford County Humane Society here in Bedford, Pennsylvania has had our fair share of incidents where the Pennsylvania State Police has brought us animals. The routine paper work is always filled out, and they are off again to further serve our community. On October 3, 2022 it was a little different... We received a phone call that we were about to get not one, not two, not three, but four neglected dogs. When these dogs arrived at our facility it was very obvious why these dogs were pulled from the residence. To say skin and bones would be an understatement...their skin was crawling in fleas and what should be their shiny fur coat was a layer after layer of dirt and grime. Each dog that came in needed a lot of TLC. Starting with baths, flea treatments and preventives, and small amounts of food. Our police officers never batted an eye and they jumped right in right with us shelter workers and we all got to work with every single one of us in tears. The first dog to get his second chance at life was Titan. Titan among his three siblings lived outside in small dog boxes...nothing in these boxes for warmth, the little water they had was black, and there was no food to be found. Titan walked into our doors and was given his bath by shelter staff and State Troopers. The bath water was muddy tinged with blood from the flea infestation and this skinny hound dog did nothing but wag his tail and give us all kisses. Everything this little guy went through didn't seem to phase him one bit...he had so much love to give. He knew he was safe, he knew he was loved, and for the first time he knew he was going to get the compassion and care that he needed. With each day he got stronger and stronger, and it wasn't long before a beautiful family came in and embraced his loving hound dog personality. Titan is now living his absolute best life with a clean bill of health. He has fields to run and play in, he has a best friend named Nikolai and they are inseparable. Titan has had a warm place to sleep every night, and is adjusting to the home wonderfully. We are all so thankful that these dogs are safe now, and we are especially thankful for the second chance at life Titan has now. Thanks, Thomas Subau!
Halloween Fun and Parade - Stacy B
The Thomas Team enjoyed dressing up for Halloween while also participating in the Bedford Elks Halloween parade. The Bedford service team decorated a Subaru Forester and handed out candy along the parade route.
Pet Adoption Event at Thomas Automotive - Stacy B
Thomas Automotive showed our love for pets by hosting a Pet Adoption Event to celebrate the Subaru Loves Pets Event. The Bedford County Humane Society brought adoptable dogs and cats to the dealership to find their furever homes. During the event the Thomas Team collected food donations for the shelter and engraved pet ID tags. In addition, Thomas Automotive committed to donated $100 for very dog that was adopted during the month October to the Bedford County Humane Society.
Thomas Automotive Hosts Thanksgiving Food Drive - Stacy B
Thomas Automotive partnered with Center for Community Action by hosting a Thanksgiving Food Drive. Nonperishable food items were collected by the Thomas Team and distributed through the Bedford County Food Pantries to families just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Thomas Automotive Presents Check to Special Olympics of Bedford County - Stacy B
Thomas team members, Stacy Bollman and Tracey Winegardner, presented Special Olympics of Bedford County with a check to assist with their fall and winter sports programs. “Sports can help develop skills like leadership, cooperation, and sportsmanship while bringing families and communities together to show their support,” said Stacy Bollman, Marketing Manager, for Thomas Automotive. “Thomas Automotive are proud to help Bedford County Special Olympics bring so many smiles to kids and families in Bedford.”
