Subaru of Tacoma & Eastside Subaru Helps “Share the Love” in the Pacific Northwest

Subaru of Tacoma & Eastside Subaru Helps “Share the Love” in the Pacific Northwest. 

-- Local Subaru Dealership Helps the Make a Wish Foundation in Alaska & Washington as Part of the Subaru ‘Fourth-Annual Share the Love’ Program --

Seattle, WA ­­­— Bruce Titus Eastside Subaru in Kirkland & Tacoma Subaru are supporting the Subaru “Share the Love” marketing campaign by donating $8,670.83 to the aid of the Make a Wish Foundation.  

Based on the love Subaru owners have for their vehicles and their desire to help worthy causes, the Subaru “Share the Love” event, ran from November 19, 2011 to January 3, 2012, and allowed Subaru new vehicle customers to select from five charities to receive a $250 donation from Subaru of America, following the vehicle purchase or lease.

Over the last four years the program has donated nearly $20 million to its partner organizations.  The five charities participating in the program this year are: American Forests, The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), Make-A-Wish Foundation, Meals On Wheels Association of America, and Special Olympics.

Based on research that shows Subaru buyers have a strong affinity toward charitable donations to worthy causes, the campaign has been developed by the company’s brand agency, Carmichael Lynch to align that affinity to their vehicle purchase.

 “We wanted to create a program that not only stands out from the crowd, but is also relevant to our customer’s value systems – that of giving back to the community,” said Bruce Titus from Bruce Titus Eastside Subaru & Tacoma Subaru.  “As you can see by the activity here today, we also reflect our customer’s values in doing the right thing.”

About American Forests

American Forests restores and protects urban and rural forests. Founded in 1875, the oldest national nonprofit conservation organization in the country has served as a catalyst for many of the most important milestones in the conservation movement, including the founding of the U.S. Forest Service, the national forest and national park systems, and literally thousands of forest ecosystem restoration projects and public education efforts. Since 1990, American Forests has planted nearly 40 million trees in forests throughout the U.S. and beyond, resulting in cleaner air and drinking water, restored habitat for wildlife and fish, and the removal of millions of tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Learn more at www.americanforests.org.

About ASPCA

Founded in 1866, the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) is the first humane organization established in the Americas and serves as the nation’s leading voice for animal welfare. One million supporters strong, the ASPCA’s mission is to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the United States. As a 501 [c] [3] not-for-profit corporation, the ASPCA is a national leader in the areas of anti-cruelty, community outreach and animal health services. The ASPCA, which is headquartered in New York City, offers a wide range of programs, including a mobile clinic outreach initiative, its own humane law enforcement team, and a groundbreaking veterinary forensics team and mobile animal CSI unit. For more information, please visit www.aspca.org.

About Make-A-Wish Foundation

The Make-A-Wish Foundation^Ò grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. With the help of generous donors and nearly 25,000 volunteers, the Make-A-Wish Foundation grants a wish every 40 minutes and has granted more than 200,000 wishes in the United States since its inception. For more information, visit www.wish.org.

About Meals On Wheels

The Meals On Wheels Association of America (MOWAA) is a national organization and network representing 5,000 Meals On Wheels programs that serve over one million meals every day to seniors across the country.  We are working to put an end to senior hunger by delivering nutritious meals and providing compassion to seniors who need them – our teachers, our farmers, our veterans, our neighbors, our friends, our families, our communities. To learn more about MOWAA, please visit our website at www.mowaa.org

About Special Olympics

Special Olympics is an international organization that changes lives through the power of sport by encouraging and empowering people with intellectual disabilities, promoting acceptance for all, and fostering communities of understanding and respect worldwide. Founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the Special Olympics movement has grown from a few hundred athletes to more than 3.7 million athletes in over 170 countries in all regions of the world, providing year-round sports training, athletic competition and other related programs. Special Olympics provides people with intellectual disabilities continuing opportunities to realize their potential, develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, and experience joy and friendship. 
Visit Special Olympics at www.specialolympics.org.

About Subaru of America, Inc.

Subaru of America, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. of Japan. Headquartered in Cherry Hill, N.J., the company markets and distributes Subaru Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive vehicles, parts and accessories through a network of approximately 600 dealers across the United States.  Subaru boasts the most fuel efficient line-up of all-wheel drive products sold in the market today based on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fuel economy standards.  All Subaru products are manufactured in zero- landfill production plants and Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc. is the only U.S. automobile production plant to be designated a backyard wildlife Habitat by the National Wildlife Federation. For additional information visit www.subaru.com.