The 2023 Subaru Love Promise Community Commitment Award
We've been nationally recognized for our dedication to our community and the Subaru Love Promise.
We're honored to receive the 2023 Subaru Love Promise Community Commitment Award. This award nationally recognizes Subaru retailers who are making the world a better place while demonstrating an outstanding commitment to supporting passions and causes in local communities. These efforts are focused 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 Jenkins 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.
Love Promise Stories from Jenkins Subaru
Subaru and Jenkins 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
Socks from Jenkins Subaru - Lou O
The Clarksburg Mission is a recovery center and homeless shelter that serves the vulnerable who struggle with homelessness. We also interface with many other ministries and services that impact the vulnerable in our community. Many of the folks we and the other organizations serve come to us with only the clothes on their backs. Fresh, clean socks are at a premium. Fresh, clean socks are healing. Fresh, clean socks make a huge impact. Not only we were able to provide for individuals in our ministry but we were able to provide for street outreaches, detox and treatment facilities, and shelters in our area. Jenkins Subaru is a compassionate and caring member of our community who loves to give back. They did a great good here. The Jenkins brothers came and met our staff and participants and toured our home. They were a blessing to many.
Rachel - Deborah C
Meet Rachel, a beautiful senior who came to us after her owner passed away. Rachel was quite shy at first. She had only known one home and one human for 13 years. Adjusting to a new location and to sharing space with other cats was new to her. Little by little, with plenty of petting and treats, she became accustomed to her new surroundings. Even though Rachel was finally friendly with us, she didn’t warm up to the other cats. So, we tried a different approach...we moved her to the Kitten Room. The residents there were younger than 6 months old. Inquisitive, but not as bossy as the adults! Rachel really came out of her shell here. She seemed to enjoy the kittens and their antics, and we finally saw her playing and enjoying her life. After three months in the Kitten Room, an elderly couple came to visit. They wanted to adopt a cat, and they actually wanted a senior! We have a few senior cats, but when they saw Rachel, they fell in love with her. Rachel has been in her new home for three weeks now. Her new owners tell us that she is friendly, sometimes sassy, and very loving. We are thrilled that Rachel found this wonderful home. Thank you, Jenkins Subaru.
Rachel - Deborah C
Meet Rachel, a beautiful senior who came to us after her owner passed away. Rachel was quite shy at first. She had only known one home and one human for 13 years. Adjusting to a new location and to sharing space with other cats was new to her. Little by little, with plenty of petting and treats, she became accustomed to her new surroundings. Even though Rachel was finally friendly with us, she didn’t warm up to the other cats. So we tried a different approach...we moved her to the Kitten Room. The residents there were younger than 6 months old. Inquisitive, but not as bossy as the adults! Rachel really came out of her shell here. She seemed to enjoy the kittens and their antics, and we finally saw her playing and enjoying her life. After three months in the Kitten Room, an elderly couple came to visit. They wanted to adopt a cat, and they actually wanted a senior! We have a few senior cats, but when they saw Rachel they fell in love with her. Rachel has been in her new home for three weeks now. Her new owners tell us that she is friendly, sometimes sassy, and very loving. We are thrilled that Rachel found this wonderful home thanks to Jenkins Subaru.
Jenkins Subaru, changing lives - Aimee C
The impact that Jenkins Subaru has provided our organization goes beyond monetary. The money raised through their Share the Love program, made it possible for Court Appointed Child Advocates (CASA) to train 100 new volunteers. They also made it possible for 400 children to receive trauma therapy. In 2021 alone, the number of children entering foster care in Harrison County alone reached record breaking numbers. Those children are bounced around and some have been lost within an overburdened system. However, thanks to our partnership with Jenkins Subaru, the amount of those being lost has been declining as they have CASA trained volunteers speaking for them in our court system. Consequently, with the number of children entering foster care skyrocketing, the need for access to trauma therapy has significantly increased. The Share the Love program has made it possible for those children to get the help needed to deal with the abrupt changes to their lives. Recently, Jenkins Subaru has donated their paid marketing to draw attention to our partner organizations like CASA, providing a platform to educate the community on how they too can get involved. Jenkins Subaru does so much more than just donate money, they're helping to change lives.
Jenkins Subaru Donates $6,500 to Rock Cave Elementary School - Brian A
At a school assembly held on August 31, 2022, General Manager Matt Jenkins announced that every teacher at Rock Cave Elementary School, located in Upshur County, would be receiving $500 to spend on classroom supplies through the Subaru Loves Learning Partnership. This donation, totaling $6,500 will benefit the students, teachers, and overall community for many years to come. The kindness and generosity of Jenkins Subaru doesn't go unnoticed. Mr. Jenkins, in partnership with Rock Cave Elementary School Principal Brian Allman, planned a surprise school assembly at which this donation was announced. Teachers had no idea beforehand which made the surprise even more fun! This announcement was also a wonderful time to honor and thank teachers for the hard-work and dedication that they give to their students daily. Jenkins Subaru went above and beyond to provide assistance to our rural, Title I school in the heart of Appalachia. It isn't possible to express how grateful RCES is for this partnership. Thank you!
United 4 All - Bradley R
As you already know, our local communities are still dealing with the ramifications of the pandemic and a long list of other social crises, but thanks to incredible supporters like Jenkins Subaru, we can continue to fight for our friends and neighbors no matter what obstacles we face. Jenkins Subaru has been a longtime partner with our United Way and for this we are forever grateful. As we reflect on all that has transpired this past year, we hope we can use our 2021 experiences to reimagine who we are, how we operate, and how we, as a positive guiding force in Harrison and Doddridge Counties, move forward. Now is the time for us to fight harder than ever -- just as our citizens, businesses, and communities must do. Thankfully, we have that ability. Since 1957 United Way and community leaders like Jenkins Subaru have fought some of the toughest battles and faced the most difficult challenges. We are encouraging everyone to look at this apocalyptic time as an opportunity to identify new and creative ways to serve those in the greatest need within our community, and United Way is a great place to start. Every penny (100%) of Jenkins Subaru's and your donation is reinvested in our community, supporting our friends, families, and neighbors. So thank you for buying Subaru! As you can imagine, our 18 United Way funded partners and the services they provide have been heavily utilized do to the increase in various human resource needs. Sadly, many agencies are reporting record breaking numbers when it comes to serving abused children, increased health care needs, and hungry seniors to name a few. Thousands of children, seniors, and low-income families need our help. Jenkins Subaru's support gives us the ability to drive positive community impact results. During our last campaign, over 17,000 meals were delivered to seniors unable to leave their homes, hundreds (500+) of abused and neglected children received the care they deserved, dozens of children benefited from equine therapy, local residents were able to obtain their GED at no cost, victims of domestic violence received the legal representation they deserved, and nearly 4,000 Harrison County residents had access to lifesaving primary healthcare; all because of the love and generosity of donors like Jenkins Subaru. While it sometimes can be difficult to stay optimistic, we can do so because I know our organization is surrounded by amazing, beautiful hearts like the Jenkins Subaru family who long to see our communities succeed. We wish you (and yours) wellness and hope the future brings you health, happiness, and prosperity.
Jenkins Subaru and Nutter Fort Intermediate - Hannah D
With the help of Jenkins Subaru, 6 Nutter Fort Intermediate teachers received $600. This money directly helps these teachers in the classroom to better educate students. The past 18 months have been difficult and this money really helps where it is needed!
Boxing it up for 5 years! - Hannah P
The year of celebration clearly includes Jenkins Subaru and Boxing It Up is about to celebrate 5 years of delivering on service and our promises. Our celebration sign is on the property of Jenkins Subaru in Bridgeport, WV. Delivering on service and promises are resonating themes as to how this dealership operate. Every business has a tall sign proudly displayed out front. However, the sign does not necessarily resonate the heart inside the doors! I am resonating the heart of Matt Jenkins for being one of the “first” to welcome student leaders in 2017 and every year thereafter! Yes a donation came today from Mr. Matt Jenkins. Clearly a family that cares and cares deeply for their communities! The rising food prices and struggles were not justification to ask an annual donor going through much change. I mistook their commitment to student leadership! The donations to support NVWV came! There are many businesses in NCWV, these two are part of the history of Boxing It Up! For your belief, I extend to you the heartfelt gratitude of a team trying our best to be servant leaders! Jenkins Subaru remain an anchor to Boxing It Up!
Still Lots of Love to Give-Magnus - Jonna S
Magnus showed up as a stray and was picked up by our local Animal Control. He spent 10 days there and was not claimed, no one was looking for him. On August 5th he was brought to the Humane Society and went through our intake program where it was found that he had Lyme disease. The next day he was taken to see one of our local veterinarians. He was a very good boy for his exam, even though the doctor felt that he was very painful. The veterinarian felt that he had probably had the Lyme disease for some time and that it had started to affect his joints. From the exam the doctor felt that he was possibly only about 8 years old, but the Lyme disease was making him painful and caused him to not want to be very active at all. He was started on a pain reliever and anti inflammatory also a antibiotic to treat his Lyme. He also had a large mass on his hip that needed to be removed. Magnus went up for adoption and no one was interested, he spent every day in his kennel waiting for someone to notice him. Because of his sore joints, he laid in his bed most of the day. We feel that because of the Subaru event and that it makes more people actually look for an "underdog" this may be why he was adopted. His new mama called and specifically named him as the one for her. Magnus left our shelter on October 13th, after 2 1/2 months.
JENKINS SUBARU SHARES THE LOVE & GIVES UNITEDHC! - Aimee C
The year 2020 will go down in infamy; however, thanks to the wonderful people who purchased a vehicle from Jenkins Subaru during their 'Share the Love' event, the burden was lightened a little on our most vulnerable neighbors in Harrison County. During the event, Jenkins Subaru not only provided their customers with quality vehicles, they also helped Health Access provide quality healthcare for over 3300 people through United Way. Through their partnership with United Way of Harrison County, Jenkins Subaru has assisted with furnishing over 284 children in foster care representation and lessening the trauma of 200 plus children who have suffered maltreatment. With the help of Jenkins Subaru, 481 families suffering from abuse and domestic violence received mental health as well as legal support. And, because of generous contributors like Jenkins Subaru, over 17,000 meals were served to our local homebound seniors through Bi-County Nutrition. We at United Way of Harrison County would like to thank those who invested in a vehicle during this years 'Share the Love' event you not only invested in a vehicle, you invested in your community. Many thanks to Jenkins Subaru for their support and kindness to our organization and our partners. We are blessed to have them as part of our United Way Family...
