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We are honored to be nationally recognized by Subaru of America, Inc. for our dedication to living the Subaru Love Promise.
We have been recognized for staying committed to our community using the principles of HEART: Honesty, Empathy, Appreciation, and Respect to earn your Trust.
Here at Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks, we love making a positive impact on the lives of all of our customers, employees, and neighbors. We thank you for your support.
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.
At Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks, 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:
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SUBMIT A STORYProviding comfort, hope, and confidence to children in urgent need
Subaru and its retailers partner with Operation Warm® to visit local homeless shelters and support agencies to provide children with brand-new necessities like coats, shoes, and socks.
These essential items not only help keep children protected, warm, and dry, they can also have a significant impact on a child’s mental and emotional well-being.
Through this partnership and other historical Subaru Loves to Help efforts, Subaru and retailers like us will have supported over 1 million children and adults in urgent need nationwide.
At Subaru, we believe what we leave behind is a reflection of who we are. That’s why Subaru and our retailers partner with the Arbor Day Foundation (TM) to provide and distribute 100,000 regionally appropriate trees across the country. We’re proud to establish the largest corporate tree distribution ever. Through this and other Subaru Loves the Earth initiatives, Subaru and our retailers have helped distribute and plant over 1.1 million trees.
Subaru believes we should all have a chance to lead a healthy life. That’s why for over 10 years, Subaru and its retailers like us have partnered with Blood Cancer United® and our local hospital to give warm blankets and encouraging messages of hope, written by our employees and customers, to support our community members living with cancer. Through our combined efforts during this partnership, we have supported over 550,000 cancer patients nationwide. Together, we are proud to be Blood Cancer United’s largest automotive donor.
Subaru and its retailers, like us, are continuing our support of education and high-needs schools in our communities through Subaru Loves Learning(R) by providing teachers across the country with funding to purchase the school supplies and resources they know are needed to help students thrive in the classroom. Through our partnership with AdoptAClassroom.org, Subaru and its retailers have supported more than 950,000 students nationwide and are proud to be their largest corporate supporter.
Subaru believes all pets deserve a loving home. That's why retailers like us partner with our local animal welfare organization every October to provide direct financial assistance through a grant distributed by the ASPCA® and host pet events to help animals find loving homes. Through our partnership with local and national organizations, Subaru has donated over $70 million, supporting the rescue, adoption, and health of over 700,000 animals. We're proud to be the largest corporate donor to the ASPCA.
Subaru and its retailers believe in giving back to our communities. That's why for every new vehicle sold or leased during the Subaru Share the Love event, Subaru and its retailers, like us, makes a donation to national charities that our owners care about and to over 2,700 local charities where Subaru owners live and work.
Now, after 17 years, Subaru and our retailers have donated nearly $320 million to charity all to give back and to make the world a better place.
We are committed to the Subaru Love Promise through our Kendall Cares program. Kendall Cares is not only a core value, but also a department within our organization solely dedicated to community involvement, volunteerism, and supporting local nonprofit organizations. Giving back to the communities in which we live, work, play, and serve has always been a cornerstone of the way we do business. Through the Subaru Love Promise and our Kendall Cares program, we are happy to support local organizations that strengthen families and promote the well-being of our communities.
Fairbanks Animal Shelter
Breadline, Inc.|Fairbanks Rescue Mission
Hunter Elementary School
Fairbanks Memorial Hospital
Subaru and Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks 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.
There were so many grateful hearts regarding receiving a coat at the event. We had kiddos refusing to take off their new coats throughout the event, many littles saying thank you to all the volunteers and staff over and over with huge smiles on their faces and many relieved parents that expressed their gratitude. As we have been out and about in our military community this week we have seen the coats all over the instillation. The kids seem to love them! It really means a lot to see that they are still so excited about their new coat and see that our event has left a positive impact our military families. Thank you Subaru for caring about our military community here at Fort Wainwright, Alaska!
Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks proudly partnered with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) and The J. Michael Carroll Cancer Center at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital through the Subaru Loves to Care initiative. As part of this heartfelt collaboration, Kendall Subaru delivered cozy blankets, patient care kits, and handwritten messages of hope to individuals undergoing cancer treatment. We’re all about wrapping our arms around those in treatment and giving a shout-out to the amazing staff who work wonders every day and deliver such invaluable care. It’s an honor to offer a little comfort and let these patients and caregivers know they’re in our thoughts. Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks continues to show up and show out for the community—and that impact was felt deeply on delivery day. From the Kendall team to the hospital and cancer care staff to the patients themselves, the day was filled with smiles, laughter, and heartfelt connection on a beautiful July afternoon.
At Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks, supporting our community is at the heart of everything we do. This week, we had the privilege of delivering emotional support items to the children receiving care at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital. From cozy and cuddly stuffed friends to comforting activity kits, these items were thoughtfully selected to bring a little extra warmth and reassurance to young patients during what can be a difficult time. It’s our way of letting these brave kids—and their families—know that they are not alone and that the Fairbanks community stands with them. We’re incredibly grateful to the caregivers and staff at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital for their dedication, and we’re honored to support their work in any way we can. At Kendall, we believe kindness drives us all forward, and small gestures can make a BIG IMPACT!
Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks has continued its generous support to the pediatrics department at the Fairbanks Memorial Hospital. This year at Easter, Kendall Subaru employees helped to stuff Easter baskets for patients that were in the hospital over Easter. Fun items to keep kids busy like coloring books, mini basketball hoops, play dough, fun glasses with bunny ears and more. Then part of the Kendall Subaru team met up with the Easter Bunny himself and delivered the baskets to the hospital and pediatric clinic. Everyone had a hopping good time!
Our friends at Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks picked the Bread Line as their hometown charity for the annual Subaru Share the Love program, donating $13,000 to our anti-hunger programs!! The Share the Love program donates $250 of each new Subaru sold at their Fairbanks location... that's a LOT of cars! Kendall Subaru salespeople are VERY good at their jobs. Kendall has been a strong supporter of our work for years. We are deeply grateful for their generosity & sense of commUNITY. They've volunteered here, run sock & food drives & have donated tens of thousands of dollars to the Bread Line's anti-hunger work. This kind of sustained, local support makes the Bread Line's outsized work possible. We could not do what we do without the big hearts of Fairbanks. Thank you, Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks!
In a heartfelt display of community spirit and as a proud sponsor, we sincerely thank the 354th Force Support Squadron for allowing us to take part in the meaningful Operation Backpack initiative. This year’s Operation Backpack was a tremendous success, highlighted by noteworthy accomplishments: • 350 Backpacks Distributed A total of 350 backpacks filled with essential school supplies were delivered to 175 families stationed at Eielson AFB. These backpacks represent more than just supplies; they symbolize our commitment to supporting those who serve our nation. • Empowering Our Youth This initiative aims to assist military families, ensuring their children start the school year ready for success. By providing students with the necessary tools, we help establish the groundwork for a promising future. Our Gratitude We extend our heartfelt thanks to the 354th FSS and all partners who played a role in making this initiative a success. Such teamwork truly creates a positive impact. We take pride in supporting our military children as they step into a new academic year, knowing they have the community’s support to excel.
What an amazing day at Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks! We’re all so excited to deliver over 200 cozy coats to children in need! In partnership with the incredible folks at Operation Warm and the Resource Agency for Parents and Children, we brought warmth and happiness to so many bright little faces! There’s nothing better than seeing those smiles light up when they receive their new coats. Thank you to everyone who joined us in this heartwarming effort! Together, we’re not just giving out coats; we’re wrapping our community in love and support! From the team at Operation Warm: "Thank you for being such a vital part of the 2025 Subaru Loves to Help initiative! This year the Subaru Loves to Help Program served over 139,000 children, and your commitment made it possible! Through your support of Resource Center for Parents and Children - Fairbanks, AK, you’ve made a true impact within the community and created meaningful change for those who need it most."
On July 2nd, Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks partnered with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) and The J. Michael Carroll Cancer Center at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital through the Subaru Loves to Care initiative. This partnership involved delivering blankets, patient care kits, and messages of hope to cancer patients. Through Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks’ participation in these programs, it shows they care. Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks consistently shows up and shows out for their community, and that impact was felt on the delivery day. The J. Michael Carroll Cancer Center at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital was a joy to work with, and we were so happy they were the recipients of Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks’ donation. We are so grateful to work and live in a community that takes care of one another. Thank you, Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks and thank you The J. Michael Carroll Cancer Center at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital for being firm in your mission to help others.
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 Fairbanks, this is a harsh reality. Helping others strengthens communities, which is why Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks 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 Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks have helped nearly 900,000 children and adults in urgent need. On 02/11/2025, Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks donated 204 coats to Resource Center for Parents and Children - Fairbanks, AK. 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.
Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks continues to foster the Auto Shop Program with North Pole High School. This fall this included donating several engines to the program as well as tools. Josh Figg, Service Manager at Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks, took a few technicians and other service team members with him when they pulled up with an enclosed trailer full of donations for the school’s program. Travis Cortez, North Pole’s Auto Shop Teacher, has been a huge part of keeping high school auto programs in place since he took over the program. He has continued to grow the interest of students and teach them not just the basics but moving them into more advanced maintenance skills and developing a LOVE of learning amongst the students. Mr. Cortez recently brought about 15 students to Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks for a field trip. They toured the dealership, spent time watching the movement in the service department and shop, and got to speak with technicians.
During the month of October, Kendall Subaru held employee fundraisers to support Fairbanks’ own BCDC of Alaska. Referred to as the “Party Shirt”, Kendall employees purchased these shirts and sported them every Wednesday all month long, along with bright pink hats and PINK Fridays including casual for a cause. Kendall Subaru then got together with the Fairbanks BCDC staff and presented them with a $3600 check.
Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks was thrilled to donate books, fidget toys, building blocks, coloring items, comfort creatures, and a range of infant products to the Pediatric Department at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital. We extend our support to the families and aim to bring some fun and joy to your time there. The team at Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks believes in the importance of community and the power of small gestures to make a big difference. With this donation, we hope to provide not only essential items but also a sense of comfort and normalcy to the young patients and their families. The Pediatric Department staff at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital works tirelessly to ensure the well-being of their patients, and we are honored to support their efforts. We understand that a hospital stay can be challenging, especially for children, and we hope these items will bring smiles and a bit of solace during their recovery. In addition to this donation, Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks is committed to ongoing community engagement and support. We look forward to future opportunities to give back and make a positive impact in the lives of those around us. Thank you to Fairbanks Memorial Hospital for allowing us to be a part of your incredible work.
Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks and the Super Heroes of Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, J. Michael Carroll Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks and the amazing staff at the Cancer Center show that superheroes are found every day in each of us. Showing their superpowers of kindness and compassion by bringing smiles and laughter to those in their care. We are so happy to bring a comfort pillow and blanket to the patients and show you are never too old to make a blanket into a cape and show your superpowers! Thank you to all the staff for what you do for our community every day!
Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks proudly supports Bread Line presenting them with a check for $18,000! This is the largest amount we have ever donated to Bread Line during Share the Love! In April Bread Line served 5,785 meals to those in need in Fairbanks. This was 1,000 more served the previous month and the busiest month Bread Line has ever seen in 40 years of feeding Fairbanks. Team Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks was honored to support such a great cause. Thank you Bread Line for all you do for those in need in Fairbanks! The Bread Line team received notice in July, that Share the Love 2024 will again be supporting the Bread Line and the wonderful work they do in Fairbanks. Hannah Hill, Executive Director of Bread Line shared in their June newsletter: For the fourth year running, our friends at Kendall Fairbanks chose the Bread Line to receive their donation. This time, Kendall raised an astonishing $18,000 for the Bread Line’s anti-hunger work: by far the largest amount they have ever donated to Bread Line! CommUNITY care makes all the difference. The staff at Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks are Alaskans & Alaskans know what Alaska needs best: each other. The support that Kendall consistently shows the Bread Line helps fill local bellies but also fills our hearts. To have our neighbors work so hard to help is a gift in & of itself. The Kendall team also regularly holds food drives & even donated a big box of good food along with their check. We are so grateful for the Kendall team & Subaru’s Share the Love Event. This incredible gift will go so far in helping the Bread Line meet its mission of “feeding people & affirming lives.” THANK YOU, KENDALL SUBARU OF FAIRBANKS!
This heart-melting team-up between Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks, ThivAlaska, and Operation Warm is all about spreading cheer! Gifting 204 pairs of fancy footwear and 408 pairs of socks to local kids has covered tiny toes and sprinkled love in our community. The shoes were filled with joy and superpowers from the smiling faces, amazing jumping skills, and fast little feet it was a great day in Fairbanks! “I wanted to take a moment to express my deepest gratitude for all that you did to make the 2024 Subaru Loves to Help initiative so impactful! Your dedication and passion have made a tremendous impact on ThrivAlaska.” – Joshua, team member from Operation Warm
Golden Retriever Rescue of Fairbanks partner with Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks along with John Guintu and Jaclyn Browning. We held a meet and greet on the 20th of October at their location in Fairbanks (1001 Cadillac Ct, Fairbanks, AK 99701). This event helped us reach more of our population than our previous meet and greets that we were doing on our own. We also saw an increase in volunteers for this event. We do things a little differently when it comes to adopting a dog from us. They have to go on trial with a family to make sure it is a good fit before they can be adopted. With that being said we still adopted out 9 dogs in the month of October. The partnership with Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks helped us find homes for some of longer-term dogs that were with us a while. We posted on our Facebook that because of this partnership we were able to lower adoption costs for the month of October, thus helping find homes for dogs we had in our care for a few months. A few of our adoptions happened before the event, but they were dogs that we were going to take to the event if no one had applied for them. After our event people were asking us when the next one would be and that they enjoyed being able to see the dogs and spend time with them. We have a few adoption stories to share. One is about 7 year old Carly. She was given to us when her owner could no longer take care of her. Being and older she didn't get many applications for adoption. Carly is a sweet Golden Retriever, she found her forever home where now she can live out retirement on the couch with her owners. Bjorn is a 5-year-old lab Doberman mix. He was given to us when his owner left the state and left him to wonder around down in Denali. The neighbor across the street took him in, but since they had his brother, it was too much for them to take care of him. Bjorn was getting picked on by the other dog in the home and it was starting to turn nasty. He had some scars on him when we received him. We work with him for a while and got him comfortable. He ended up getting his Canine Good Citizen certification while in our care. He is now a service dog for an elder woman who needed a brace dog. A lot of people looked away from him because of how he looked, but really, he is just a sweetheart. Faith 1 year old Golden Retriever. Faith was at the event and meet so many people who wanted to take her home. Faith was found on the in Fairbanks stuck in someone's yard. The lady looked for her owner and found out they didn't want her anymore. So, she took her to the shelter and the shelter reached out to us and we took her in. While in her foster home, we had a volunteer who recently lost their golden, come and take Faith for walks. She would come and walk the dogs we have, just to fill the emptiness of not having a dog at home. She was also a volunteer that night at the adoption event. She had told us she wasn't looking for a dog, but here was Faith and it turned into true love. So not only did Faith find her forever home that night, Faith's new parents also got to love again.
Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks partnered with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) and our local hospital, J. Michael Carroll Cancer Center, to give warm blankets and encouraging messages of hope written by our employees and our customers to support patients facing cancer. Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks loves to care, and we show it by providing warmth, love, and relief when and where they’re needed most. General Manager, Jaclyn Browning, said, "Every event and partnership that we do with Subaru is wonderful, but I think this one pulls on the heart strings a little more. Most people have been affected by cancer, whether it was their own journey, a family member or a close friend. It affects all of us, our families and has affected our Kendall family. Meeting the staff, the doctors and nurses is a highlight, knowing we can support them and provide them with something to pass on to patients. They have a tough job and our community is so blessed to have such an amazing group of people supporting them and helping them through treatment."
Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks has partnered with local school auto shop programs for many years, giving students tours of facilities and shops as well as some hands on learning during their field trips. Kendall's Service Manager, Josh Figg, and Subaru District Parts & Service Manager, Tim Vandehey, recently visited North Pole High School to deliver some donations. Travis Cortez, Auto Shop Teacher at North Pole High School, said "recent donations of engines and CVT transmissions have created flexibility and eases the demand of the limited number of fleet vehicle the program has that students can work on. The best part is that the donations are our most up to date components that make the courses more life like in situation. Plus, the Subaru boxer engine stands out as a student favorite in this day and age." Other recent donations included battery testers and a brake lathe. Travis added, "I am also excited to be set up with the Subaru training program. As a former technician, I both understand and appreciate top-notch industry training as it is the best training available." Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks is proud to support the local auto shop programs and help these students get excited about the career path. Kendall is proud to be an employer of many local auto shop program graduates both at the high school level and from the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks proudly partnered with Golden Retriever Rescue of Fairbanks (GRRF) through October for the annual Subaru Loves Pets campaign. In addition to donating $100 to GRRF for every pet adopted in October, Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks also hosted a pet adoption event at the dealership to help find loving homes for available dogs. The adoption event was a huge success! Attendees were able to meet available dogs, learn about the rescue, and leave with some Subaru branded dog toys. Golden Retriever Rescue of Fairbanks has a three-fold mission: 1. They rescue unwanted and abandoned dogs and place into loving homes. 2. They promote and provide education about dogs, dog care, and obedience/behavior. 3. They promote spaying and neutering in order to address the pet overpopulation problem. During the event, GRRF brought 8 dogs into the Subaru showroom from a barely 1-year-old Golden Retriever puppy named Faith, all the way up to a 13-year-old named Sam. We had retriever mixes, lab mixes, even a Malamute/Retriever mix. There was so much puppy love going around, you couldn’t help but smile. Kendall and GRRF staff was also joined by a large group of volunteers, many of whom are foster parents or have adopted from GRRF in the past!
Armed Services YMCA in the Fairbanks area has so many programs to help our military families. Programs such as Children’s Waiting Room, Child Watch, preschool programs, Operation Ride Home, Military Spouse Summer Camp, Winter Gear Up, and Youth Summer Camp. Services like the After 5 Boutique, Airport Courtesy Lounges, Marketplace Food Assistance, Y on Wheels are also crucial services that can assist military families during travel, food, and household goods to keep houses running smoothly, Lyft codes to help with transportation needs and a Boutique with formal wear, everything a spouse could need to get dolled up for a special event. There are so many ways we can help support our military families through the ASYMCA. The Armed Services YMCA’s mission is to enhance the lives of military members and their families in spirit, mind, and body through programs relevant to the unique challenges of military life. Our focus is to provide needed programs and services for single or married junior enlisted personnel and their family members. The Armed Services YMCA Alaska empowers military families, no matter who they are or where they’re from, by ensuring access to resources, relationships, and opportunities for all to learn, grow, and thrive. Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks has proudly sponsored the ASYMCA Charity Golf Tournament for several years. This year was the 18th annual charity golf tournament at Chena Bend Golf Course on Fort Wainwright. This annual event brings together service members, local businesses, and community members to raise awareness and funds for Armed Services YMCA’s programs that assist military personnel and their families throughout the year. Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks had a blast sponsoring this event, displaying a brand-new Subaru Solterra as a Hole In One Prize, and even participating in the tournament with a team.
Every year, Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks is excited to kick off the new school year with the Subaru Loves Learning program. During the month of August, Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks holds a school supply donation drive, encouraging employees, customers, and community members to donate any amount of supplies they can to help the students, staff and families of Hunter Elementary School. Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks has partnered with Hunter Elementary for many years and has created quite a bond with them. Throughout the year, celebrating Teacher and Staff Appreciation days by supplying early morning and mid-day snacks to keep the staff energized to teach the next generation. Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks General Manager, Jaclyn Browning, not only wants these students to know that they are loved and supported, but the staff and school as a whole. “Teachers are amazing humans. The number of kids and chaos they deal with every day and the fact that they are able to keep our children engaged and learning, it’s amazing! These humans have hearts of gold and a passion to teach and help us raise the next generation. We hope that this program and the support we try to show throughout the year makes them feel valued, appreciated, and know that we don’t expect them to do this on their own.” Principal Jane Bedford said “A huge thank you to Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks for the classroom donations. We truly appreciate the Subaru Loves Learning donation program and our students benefit greatly through the ability of our teachers to be able to purchase social emotional learning activities and social emotional learning items that helps support students that are not available through general education funds. Thank you so much for your time, your efforts and your never-ending contributions to Fairbanks. 4th Grade Teacher, Charali Wetherbee added, “This funding has helped supplement my students learning so much! Art is something that my students look forward to and is a majorly underfunded crucial piece of education. This funding goes so far to making my classroom a welcoming place that students look forward to coming to. Many of my students have said that on days when they know art is going to happen, they make sure to come to school so they can participate. In a community where attendance is at an all time low, anything that I am able to do to improve that number is a huge deal.”
Subaru is dedicated to supporting those who need it most and believe our communities grow stronger when everyone is cared for. For this year's Subaru Loves to Help campaign, Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks donated eight boxes full of socks to local soup kitchen, Bread Line. Bread Line is a anti-hunger organization and will be able to distribute the donated socks to individuals in need.
Dear Subaru, Thank you for your thoughtful donation & for being an important part in the Bread Line’s mission of “feeding people and affirming lives” in our community. The Zulu saying “Izandla ziyagezana” means hands wash each other. This is a fitting description of how we feel about your contribution; supported! Your donations help ensure that all of the Bread Line’s critical anti-hunger programs remain free to the people who need us. In April, our weekday soup kitchen served 1,981 hot meals & 2,283 sack lunches. That is a total of 4,264 free meals served to Fairbanks neighbors in need. April also marked the sixth record-breaking month in a row at the Stone Soup Café as we continue serving more meals than we ever have in the Bread Line’s 39-year history. We could not meet this extraordinary level of service without you. Donating to these anti-hunger programs shows your commitment to community. It is a powerful demonstration of love to give unconditionally. As we welcome the warmer weather of spring, let us continue deepening our work of building a better tomorrow together. Thank you. “Piurraarput ilihautaaqpait.” We become stronger when we work together (Inuipiaq saying). In all gratitude, Hannah C. Hill Bread Line Inc. Executive Director
Through our partnership with Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks, we hosted an adoption event on October 21st to highlight adoptions through the month of October. We brought four pets to Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks, and by the end of the event, Fairbanks North Star Borough Animal Control, The Fairbanks Shelter Fund and Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks helped two pets find their perfect, loving home. Through the month of October, 85 cats and dogs were able to find their perfect homes with the support of this partnership. Thanks to John Guintu and Jaclyn Browning from Kendall Auto Alaska, we were able to bring dogs and guinea pigs to meet the Fairbanks community. One of our special underdogs who were adopted this month was Suki! Suki was surrendered to the shelter because her elderly owner was no longer able to care for her. She is a senior Shih Tzu mix that had an extensive medical workup courtesy of The Shelter Fund! She needed a dental with several extractions, some small masses removed, and she also has heart disease that required diagnostics and lifelong medication. Suki has a heart of gold and is the most cheerful little dog we’ve ever met! She was adopted by a loving family in October and we are so happy she wagged her way into her perfect home.
October is Subaru Loves Pets Month and Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks had the opportunity to partner with and support Fairbanks Animal Shelter Fund. Since 2002, the Fairbanks Animal Shelter Fund has been dedicated to making a difference in the lives of all animals in the Fairbanks North Star Borough Animal Shelter by augmenting services which are not included n the FNSB operating budget. Throughout the month of October, Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks donated $100 dollars to the shelter fund for each dog and cat that was adopted. In addition, an on-site pet adoption event was hosted on October 21 in the Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks showroom. With the help of shelter staff and volunteers, the community was invited to stop by for the chance to meet available dogs and guinea pigs, learn about the adoption process, and take home Subaru branded pet toys. A big thank you goes out to the animal shelter staff and volunteers for making the adoption event a huge success!
August is Subaru Loves Learning month and Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks is excited to partner with AdoptAClassroom.org and Hunter Elementary School. Through the month of August, dealership staff and customers dropped off items to support the dealership's school supply drive. On August 31, Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks' General Manager, Jaclyn Browning, stopped by Hunter Elementary School to meet with the school's principal, Jane Bedford, to deliver boxes full of donated school supplies - crayons, pencils, glue, books, and more. These items will help assure that Hunter Elementary School students have the materials they need to learn and succeed in school this year.
On Friday, July 1, Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks had the unique opportunity of delivering 80 blankets to Fairbanks Memorial Hospital (FMH), in partnership with the LLS Pacific Northwest Region. The Subaru Team also brought handwritten cards for patients from employees and customers! From the minute the Subaru and FMH teams met to the end of the visit, smiles were held by all! Everyone was eager to create a great experience and learn more about how Fairbanks Memorial Hospital is moving the needle forward in the cancer space. Dr. Essam Shihadeh, Radiation Oncologist at FMH joined as well, which was very exciting for the Subaru Team. Since its inception, Fairbanks Memorial Hospital has been a thought-leader in their respective field, and Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks and the LLS Pacific Northwest Region are grateful for the opportunity to support an incredible patient-focused institution.
For the past two years, during our greatest time of need, the Bread Line has had the good fortune of partnering with Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks in their Subaru Share the Love program. This year, Kendall Subaru raised $7,000 for the Bread Line! The Bread Line is an anti-hunger organization in Fairbanks that runs several programs to "feed people & affirm lives" of our most vulnerable neighbors. This includes a weekday soup kitchen, culinary job training program, a community garden & more. At the Bread Line's soup kitchen, the Stone Soup Cafe, one day's worth of food (fruit oatmeal & coffee, homemade soup, cold sack lunch & chef-prepared hot entree) costs around $7. Through this generous support from Kendall Subaru, the Bread Line will be able to feed 1,000 people a good meal in a safe place. Thank you.
Whenever people talk about cancer, they always use the same word. Someday. Someday there will be a cure. Someday we won’t lose the people we love. But when is someday? The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society believes that someday can be today. Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks is excited to partner and raise awareness for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society who is working to cure blood cancers. During the month of June, Kendall Subaru customers and employees filled out cards with positive messages for cancer patients. The cards along with blankets will be delivered to local cancer patients and hospitals in Fairbanks. Visit http://www.lls.org/ to learn more about the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and ways you can be involved.
Monarch butterflies are the most beautiful of all butterflies and are considered the “king” of all butterflies. Unfortunately, the monarch populations have declined by about 80% over the last decade, primarily because of milkweed plants. Other contributing factors include the loss of wildflower habitats in the US, climate change, parasite disease and insecticide use. To help raise awareness of this issue, Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks has partnered with the National Wildlife Federation for the Butterfly Heroes Program as part of our Subaru Loves the Earth Initiative during the month of April. Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks will have a butterfly habitat planter on site and be giving away seed kits. Stop in and check it out today!!
Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks loves giving back to our community, and part of that means being responsible about how we dispose of our outdated electronics. The month of April, we hosted an e-waste recycling campaign and encouraged our customers to join us in a little spring cleaning. Our E-waste drop off bins quickly filled and we were so thrilled with the amount of items we had brought in to be responsibly recycled. Thank you to all of our customers who participated in this campaign. Working together, we can start something great!
Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks encourages community members to stay active during the long, cold winter by sponsoring the Fairbanks Nordic Ski Association. We set up a tent at the finish line of the Town-Race series event where spectators can come get a cup of hot coco and competitors can grab some Gatorade and a healthy snack. We also make a donation of the cause to help pay for the maintenance of trails throughout the city.
This holiday season our dealership partnered with the Salvation Army to organize an event called "12 Days of Caring." With this program we gave back to families throughout our community who needed some extra help. This was a great opportunity for us to give back to the community and spread the holiday spirit.
Did Kendall Subaru of Fairbanks go above and beyond, provide exceptional service, or support causes that are important to you? We'd love to hear about it.
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