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 Johnstons Subaru dedicated locally to the Love Promise?
Johnstons Subaru understands the importance of corporate responsibility and the positive impact it has on people, the environment and the communities we live in. With that social responsibility in mind, we try to 'Pay it Forward' in many ways. From car meets to golf tournaments, fundraising to sponsoring; Johnstons Subaru takes a pro-active approach to helping make our community a better place for everyone!
Precious Paws, ASPCA, Middletown NY Humane Society
Mohonk Preserve
Boys & Girls Club of Walkill, Big Brothers & Big Sisters
RECAP, JFS Kids Connect Program, Jewish Family Services
The Brittany Miller Foundation, The Allyson Whitney Foundation
Love Promise Stories from Johnstons Subaru
Subaru and Johnstons 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
Johnstons Subaru Loves Pets! - reenies r
We were invited by Subaru to hold an Adoption Event in their lovely showroom this March, right ahead of Easter. That made sense, being as we are a Rabbit Rescue, Easter is our holiday! We found the staff to be friendly, helpful and two of the staffers ended up adopting pets from us! A cornucopia of donated pet supplies was gifted to us, which we are so grateful for... And, we were invited to be part of Subaru's next Adoption Event. We definitely had a positive overall experience and considered this day a success!
Amos the Rescue Pup and Johnston’s Subaru: A true Love Promise Story - Kim N
The Johnston’s Subaru crew is nothing short of amazing. They are a group of the kindest people I have met in my 10+ years in Rescue. We just completed our third annual Subaru Loves Pets adoption event at Johnston’s and not only did we have so many successful adoptions, but the donations are going to help sweet Amos get closer to a diagnosis for his condition. His neurologist and cardiologist call him a medical anomaly and he is still in desperate need to have more medical testing, and Subaru is helping to make this possible. Thank you Subaru, from the bottom of our hearts at Barking Back Rescue.
Special Needs Support - Christopher M
Steve Jardine and Johnston's Suburu have been amazing with their support and sponsorship of the Orange County Interscholastic Athletic Association's Tyler Muise MVP Award for many years. Tyler was a special needs student who absolutely loved the sport of football. The school and the players got Tyler involved as the team's manager. Tyler inspired the team with his support and pushed them to work hard and put forth their best effort on the field. But Tyler yearned for more - he wanted to play the game! On a crisp fall Friday night, Tyler's dream came true. The team came up with a special ceremonial play for Tyler and when he took the handoff and powered up the middle of the field, the crowd on both sides of the field was cheering for him. When he broke free and crossed the goal line, the crowd erupted and players from both teams celebrated his touchdown together. It was a moment that stood alone - a moment that made everyone realize how important Tyler and those like him are to not just sports, but to our communities. When the idea for the award to honor special needs students that are involved in athletics was presented to Steve Jardine, he immediately jumped at the opportunity to support it. So many schools have a "Tyler Muise" that love sports and love being involved with teams. The comradery and friendships that are formed translate to acceptance and inclusion of special needs students throughout the school. Johnston's Suburu makes the winner of this award feel incredibly special. They are presented with a trophy and a giant check, and the school also receives a plaque and a donation for their athletic programs. It is a life changing moment for these students, as they now know that they make a difference and matter to their schools and communities. The exuberance on the face of the award winner is worth more than anything. Steve always gives back to the community, but this opportunity opens up another avenue of support for all of our special needs students. We are so grateful to Steve and Johnston's Suburu for their continued support of our programs and their giant footprint in our community. We are so lucky to have them in our corner!
Great Partnership! - Amber S
Johnstons Subaru has been a generous supporter of the Museum at Bethel Woods since 2016. In 2022, we were able to extend their support to the Harvest Festival. Steve Jardine and his team generously donated two vehicles regularly displayed and utilized by our staff, including the fun and exciting Peace Patrol vehicle that can be seen hitting the streets within the region. Not only that, but Steve and his team have displayed consistent enthusiasm for the partnership, joining us on site to engage our community at the Harvest Festival each week. They’ve been a joy to have around and remain dedicated to building relationships with our staff and patrons. Thank you to Johnston’s Subaru for your generosity and commitment and we look forward to a continued relationship!
Donation/Sponsorship - Amy M
A very special THANK YOU to Steve Jardine and his teams over at Johnstons Subaru. Steve recently donated $1,000 to The St. Pat's Ramble organization, for our annual Pickleball tournament! Steve also put together some amazing SWAG bags for all our tournament participants! The St. Pat's Ramble, established in 2013, is a non-profit organization based out of Montgomery, NY. The Ramble hosts its annual Parade and Run For The Gold 5k race each year in March. The committee puts together various fundraising events throughout the year to help fund their parade, and their Community-Athletic Scholarship Fund as well as to assist families and organizations in need in and around the community. It's people and businesses like Steve Jardine and Johnstons Subaru that make this all possible! Thanks again for your continued support of The St. Pat's Ramble!
A Big Thank You from Bethel Woods! - Amber S
Johnstons Subaru has been a generous supporter of the Museum at Bethel Woods since 2016. In 2022, we were able to extend their support to the Harvest Festival. Steve Jardine and his team generously donated two vehicles regularly displayed and utilized by our staff, including the fun and exciting Peace Patrol vehicle that can be seen hitting the streets within the region. Not only that, but Steve and his team have displayed consistent enthusiasm for the partnership, joining us on site to engage our community at the Harvest Festival each week. They’ve been a joy to have around and remain dedicated to building relationships with our staff and patrons. Thank you to Johnstons Subaru for your generosity and commitment and we look forward to a continued relationship!
Johnstons Subaru always helps the surrounding communities. - Christopher L
Johnstons Subaru for the past three years has helped our local fly-in event at Montgomery Airport. This event is a community event that brings in hundreds of people and families from all over. Even though it is all about aviation and not cars, Johnstons still sponsors this event by buying all of the food. They are definitely NOT JUST a car dealer! Thank you guys!!
Steve Jardin and Johnstons Subaru Local Champions - Paula B
Jewish Family Service of Orange County New York is proud to nominate Steve Jardin of Johnstons Subaru in Middletown, New York, for his support of the JFS KidsConnect Program. For the past eleven years Jewish Family Service of Orange County KidsConnect respite program has supported local Orange County New York families of children with disabilities. The two-week hiatus, between summer school ending and the school year beginning in late August, is one of the most challenging times of the year that families have limited options for support, respite, childcare, and supervision for their children. That is exactly when KidsConnect springs into life, welcoming children with varying levels of ability, to a supportive and fun, camp-like experience situated centrally in Middletown, New York on the grounds of Braeside Camp. KidsConnect is alive with engaging activities including modified sports, music, art, swimming and more, staffed with Special Education educators, paraprofessionals, social workers, and volunteers. Historically, KidsConnect was created with the full support of a large private grant, specifically geared for programs for children with special needs. When the funding dried up JFS turned to the local community and other resources to find funding to continue providing this essential service. This privately funded program did transition to depend primarily on the Medicaid waiver which paid for some of the participants who qualified, however this funding does not provide for all participants who needed this program. Since 2016, Steve Jardin and Johnston Subaru has “Shared the Love” by contributing almost $25,000 to help sustain the KidsConnect program, allowing JFS to continue to offer the high-quality camp-like experience for all children needing this support. We are grateful for Steve and his team at Johnstons Subaru for their dedication to supporting agencies and programs throughout Orange County. JFS doors are open to the entire community and relies on national grants and local donations to provide services to children and adults with disabilities and older adults throughout Orange County. Jfsorange.org
Johnston's Shares the Love for Adoptions - Kim N
We at Barking Back Rescue are so thankful to Johnston's Subaru and their amazing animal loving staff. Subaru really shares the love for animals in need and goes above and beyond to help. We cannot thank them enough for what they do for us and our pups, from amazing adoption events and donations to Chris helping fly our pups to safety. Post-Covid times have caused more suffering for animals and the rescues struggling to help them, thank you Johnston's for continuing to support our efforts through it all.
Johnstons Subaru Goes Above & Beyond for Inspire! - Mindy C
The Inspire Foundation is so grateful for the generous support Steve Jardine and his team at Johnstons Subaru has provided our organization. Their support enables us to continue in our mission to provide the highest quality of care for children and adults with disabilities. Due to the pandemic, our organization was hit with many unexpected costs that will not be reimbursed by traditional funding sources. Steve and his team were instrumental in enabling Inspire to continue to deliver our life-changing programs and services to over 700 people throughout Orange County. Johnstons Subaru is our hometown hero! A big heartfelt "thank you" to Johnstons Subaru for believing in the work we do at Inspire. We will be forever grateful for their support!
