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 Exeter 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.
Mary's Dogs, Fierce Roots Farm Sanctuary
Blue Ocean Society, Stratham Memorial School
Cooperative Middle School, Salisbury Elementary School, Main Street School
St Vincent de Paul Food Pantry (Exeter, NH), Dan Healy Memorial Fund, Portsmouth Rotary Club, Seacoast Area Firefighters' Toy Bank, Seacoast Family Promise
My Breast Cancer Support, Beyond The Rainbow Fund, American Red Cross, Connor's Climb, Celebrate Pink
Love Promise Stories from Exeter Subaru
Subaru and Exeter 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
Exeter Subaru Helps Open Doors for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities - Maria C
Our Place NH is filled with gratitude to have been chosen as a recipient of Exeter Subaru’s Love Promise. This generous gift will help us fulfill our mission to provide residential options, services, and supports tailored to meet the unique needs of adults with developmental disabilities. As we work to raise funds to renovate our first 11-tenant property, Our Place NH represents far more than housing—it’s about autonomy, safety, skill-building, meaningful connections, community integration, and personalized support. The reality is that supportive housing options for adults with developmental disabilities are far too limited, and we are committed to changing that. Community partnerships are essential to our success, and we thank Exeter Subaru for making a positive impact in the world. You have certainly made a difference in our world!
THANK YOU FROM LLS, EXETER 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 July 11th, Exeter Subaru personally delivered these items to Exeter Hospital. These blankets and messages of hope provide warmth and comfort to patients in treatment and remind them that they are not alone. The love and support shared through this cherished partnership means a lot to everyone involved! 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.
Exeter 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 Stratham, this is a harsh reality. Helping others strengthens communities, which is why Exeter 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 Exeter Subaru have helped nearly 900,000 children and adults in urgent need. On 01/30/2025, Exeter Subaru donated 120 coats to Seacoast Family Promise. 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 Beacon of Hope: Partnering with Exeter Subaru - Lindsey M
At Austin17House, a nonprofit youth and family community center based in Brentwood, NH, we’ve spent the last eight years creating a space where young people and families can find safety, support, and belonging. Our mission is to reach those that traditional institutions can’t—intervening in moments of crisis, providing mentorship, and offering hope when it’s needed most. When we connected with Exeter Subaru, we weren’t just looking for a business sponsor—we were seeking a partner who shared our vision and values. We found exactly that. Through their Share the Love program, Subaru aims to uplift children in urgent need by giving them hope and confidence. When we reached out, Eileen from Exeter Subaru responded immediately. Her warmth, enthusiasm, and genuine interest in our mission were evident from the very first call. Eileen soon visited Austin17House to experience firsthand what we offer: a vibrant space where youth can learn, heal, and grow. From music and theatre to sewing, woodworking, and even beekeeping, our programs are designed to build confidence and spark creativity. As she explored the center, it was clear she shared in our excitement and belief in the work we do. One area that deeply resonated with Eileen was our kitchen—the heart of our center—where we serve over 200 free meals every week. For many of the youth and families we serve, this is where their basic needs are met with dignity and love. Recognizing the importance of this work, Exeter Subaru launched a food drive that filled an entire Subaru Forester, directly helping to provide meals for over 3,000 youth and families. But Exeter Subaru didn’t stop there. Seeing the alignment between our missions, they selected Austin17House as a local beneficiary of this year’s Share the Love event. Through their efforts, they raised and donated over $18,000 to support our programs. This generous contribution is more than just a financial gift—it’s an investment in the potential of every young person who walks through our doors. At Austin17House, we often refer to ourselves as a lighthouse—a place of safety and direction in the midst of life’s storms. Thanks to Exeter Subaru, that light shines a little brighter. Their partnership not only sustains our work but also empowers us to help the youth discover the light within themselves. We are deeply grateful to Exeter Subaru for helping us share the love—and we look forward to continuing this journey together, bringing hope and healing to the Seacoast region.
Exeter Subaru Valentine's Day Red Cross Blood Drive - Eileen C
With severe winter weather and wildfires impacting blood supply since the new year, Exeter Subaru teamed up with the American Red Cross to host a special Valentine's Day blood drive for the NH seacoast! The Exeter Subaru team understands how donating blood can make a lasting impact on patients in need and plans on hosting several drives throughout the year at their dealership. The Red Cross & Exeter Subaru team is grateful to the many community and staff members who donated, helping save the lives of many!
A Winter Wonderland - Ashley M
On January 30th, Exeter Subaru hosted a Winter Wonderland for the children and families of Seacoast Family Promise (SFP). SFP, a homeless shelter that serves families with children under the age of 18, works to empower families with children who are experiencing homelessness to achieve sustainable independence through a community-based response. A day filled with hot cocoa, crafts, treats, community, and fun, paired with the kindness of volunteers and employees of Exeter Subaru, provided the children of SFP with the opportunity to pick out a new winter coat. Volunteers enthusiastically helped each child pick out their favorite colors, try on coats, and shared all the fun this Winter Wonderland event had to offer. The day was filled with smiles, laughter, and so much gratitude! Each child walked away with a new coat of their choice, pajamas, hats and mittens, treats, and great memories!
Exeter Subaru and Mary's Dogs Rescue & Adoption - Kelly G
During the month of October 2024, Mary’s Dogs had the privilege of partnering with Exeter Subaru in Exeter NH and their wonderful staff. Eileen Coute was our Exeter Subaru Loves Promise Coordinator and she clearly has a passion for our dogs and helping us find their forever homes. We are a non-profit dog rescue and adoption organization based in Northwood NH and rely heavily on donations and volunteers. The exposure that Exeter Subaru gave us on their Facebook page, website and in the showroom was incredible. We brought adoptable dogs to the dealership every other Friday from 4:00-6:00 for the month of October. This allowed the public to come meet them and get to know our staff and fosters. We rely heavily on social media for posting events and encouraging the public to come meet our adoptable dogs. In addition to that, our adoptions team works closely with approved adopters to line up meet n greets with dogs they may be interested in. Sure, meet ‘n greets can always be done at the rescue but having events such as these really allows people to get a feel for a dog’s personality as they see them interact with people and other dogs in a public setting. During one of our scheduled visits in October we had the pleasure of introducing one of the puppies to a Subaru employee who simply was bringing his small children to play with puppies and fell in love. We can now proudly say our Mary's Dog family has extended into the Subaru of America family! The Subaru Love that we experience doesn't just stop on Oct 31st. Eileen has open communication with the rescue throughout the year. When we have a dog in our care that needs a little extra attention outside of our normal social media and website postings Eileen is always eager to facilitate getting the word out thru Exeter Subaru's media channel as well. Eileen has attended some events we have held on her own free time and has visited us at the rescue on several occasions when she's in need of some puppy love. We can’t thank Exeter Subaru enough for allowing us this opportunity!
Exeter Subaru - Certified Eco-Friendly Retailer - Eileen C
Exeter Subaru loves making a positive impact on the seacoast community which is why they are proud to be one of the 24% of Subaru of America, Inc.'s national retailers to be named Subaru Certified Eco-Friendly Retailer by completing a voluntary environmental program, meeting the requirements in the five following areas. 1. Energy Efficiency - Their facility reduced energy consumption by installing devices such as occupancy sensors, LED lighting and programmable thermostats. 2. Water Conservation - Their facility reduced water consumption by installing low-flow faucets & toilets and water-efficient landscaping. 3. Recycling- By recycling, their facility helps divert massive amounts of material from landfills. 4. Waste Management - Their facility ensures proper disposal of waste material including oil, coolant, batteries and tires. 5. Community Involvement - They are involved in community programs focused on preserving and protecting the environment. The environment is an important matter for Exeter Subaru's team & customers. The Subaru Eco-Friendly Retailer Program demonstrates the core values of Subaru as a company and a brand by positively impacting their community and its local environment. The Exeter Subaru team was incredibly honored to receive this award and recognition as they continue their efforts as a dealership to help save mother earth!
Hurricane Helene Disaster Relief Drive - Eileen C
Last month, Exeter Subaru teamed up with the NH Mutual Aid Relief Fund to collect critically needed supplies in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Teams from NHMARF drove from New England to North Carolina to drop off the many necessary supplies collected and assisted in clean up efforts to help all who were impacted by this devastating storm. Exeter Subaru was incredibly grateful for the overwhelming response recieved from customers, community and team members for their Hurricane Helene Disaster Relief Drive, together, becoming southeast strong!
Waypoint Touch A Truck Event! - Eileen C
A rainy Saturday failed to dampen the spirits of the many families who attended Waypoint’s annual Touch-a -Truck event! Waypoint is a non profit organization in Stratham, NH that serves as a lifeline across lifespans, empowering people of all ages through an array of human services and advocacy. Members of the Exeter Subaru team had a great deal of fun introducing the All-Electric Solterra to the many children of Waypoint, allowing them to "drive" and explore our first EV! Witnessing the smiles of the children was pure joy and many had excellent questions about the world of electric vehicles. (The bubbles were a big hit too!) All proceeds from Touch-A-Truck help children and families served by Waypoint, specifically children who have developmental delays. Such a fun, rewarding day for Exeter Subaru and our seacoast community!
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