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 Stateline Auto Ranch 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.
Ani Care Shelter, CASRR Caine & Special Pet Rehoming
Fruitland High School, Fruitland Elementry School
Meals on Wheels, Festival of Trees, CASA Malheur County
St. Lukes
Love Promise Stories from Stateline Auto Ranch Subaru
Subaru and Stateline Auto Ranch 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
Meals On Wheels - Helen D
One of my favorite Subaru Events is, Subaru Share The Love. It’s an opportunity to tell a great story about generosity, gratitude and Love. With four national charities and over 825 local hometown charities Subaru—GIVES! Stateline Auto Ranch Subaru in Fruitland, Idaho has chosen Malheur County Meals on Wheels as their local charity. All year Stateline Auto Ranch supports Meals on Wheels, by providing employee volunteers to deliver meals in their Subaru’s, helping with additional fund raising events and giving support to the staff and other volunteers at MCOA. On Monday, Stateline Auto Ranch presented Malheur County Meals on wheels with their check for $10,865.00, during a noon luncheon event put on by the Ontario Chamber of Commerce. It was the perfect audience to tell the Subaru Share the Love Event story too. In attendance were many local Business Owners, General Managers and marketing departments, from a variety of different businesses. I like to believe that every business gives with an attitude of gratitude and every recipient receives with that same gratitude. Thank you Stateline Auto Ranch Subaru and Subaru of America for making it possible to feed more of our Senior Citizens.
Cancer Changes Lives - Helen D
Cancer is more than just the “C” word. It’s life changing, not only for the patient but for their family, friends and even their pets. This is a story of one patient we’ll call Sue (to respect her privacy) and how her determination, will to beat it, brought us to her aid. I have known Sue since she was a little girl full of beauty, inside and out. She had more energy than most kids and just wanted to explore all life had to offer. I watched her as she grew up and entered middle school and some where along the line lost track of her. Jump a head 10 years or so, she was now working at our dealership as a service advisor. During her time here, she had a beautiful baby, life was good for her, until it wasn’t. She had some struggles, started a new job and then came the diagnosis, “you have cancer”. She stopped by to see me well into her treatments, she had lost her long beautiful jet black hair and her most importantly her confidence. Her head covered with a stocking cap and tears rolling down her face, all I could do was hug her and reassure her she was so very loved. I encouraged her to embrace all the changes in her life and ask for help when she needed it. Then good new came, she finally got the ALL CLEAR, but was it. Months later more bad new it was back, this has been her life for the last few years, “your cancer free, no wait, it’s back in new places”. She finally reached out and ask me for help. A friend had given her a 6-month old Belgian Malinois, it had not been socialized around people or other pets. She asked if I knew someone who could help socialize her dog. I took on this challenge, enlisting the help of my son and discovered quickly the amount of time, patients and resources it was going to take to work with this high energy dog, but we made it happen. Today, Sue is still fighting the battle with active cancer cells, taking care of her young child, maintaining her home, asking for help and enjoying a high energy dog, that can be calmly walked. The messages of hope, blankets and art-kits that Stateline Auto Ranch Subaru delivered to St. Lukes Cancer Center is truly a blessing for so many people with similar stories. Don’t be afraid to take on an “Ask” even if you think it’s bigger than you. People going through cancer treatment need a helping hand and sometimes the smallest things will make the biggest difference. Thank you Subaru of American and Stateline Auto Ranch Subaru, not only for the donations but for the awareness you bring to patients through Subaru Loves To Care!
Stateline Auto Ranch Subaru Supports CASA of Eastern Oregon, Inc. - Joshua S
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 Mountain Home, this is a harsh reality. Helping others strengthens communities, which is why Stateline Auto Ranch 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 Stateline Auto Ranch Subaru have helped nearly 900,000 children and adults in urgent need. On 01/24/2025, Stateline Auto Ranch Subaru donated 120 shoes/socks to CASA of Eastern Oregon, Inc.. 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.
Subaru and Stateline Auto Ranch Subaru Donate Nearly $11K to Ontario's Meals on Wheels - Alex C
Subaru of America, Inc. and Stateline Auto Ranch Subaru have once again demonstrated their commitment to the community by donating $10,865 to the Malheur Council on Aging as part of their annual "Share The Love" event. This generous contribution will provide thousands of hot, nutritious meals for local seniors through the Meals on Wheels program. The donation is poised to significantly enhance the well-being of Ontario's elderly population, ensuring they receive the nourishment they need. The "Share The Love" event is a long-standing Subaru tradition that supports a variety of local and national charities, with a specific focus on organizations dedicated to providing essential services to those in need. Both Stateline Auto Ranch and Subaru are thrilled to support the Malheur Council on Aging through their "Share The Love" event and are pleased to know that their efforts will provide vital meals to seniors in the community. For more information about the Malheur Council on Aging in Ontario, please call (541) 889-7651. To learn more about Stateline Auto Ranch Subaru, please contact them at (208) 452-3900.
Boys & Girls Club - Helen D
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Western Treasure Valley are very near and dear to our hearts. With a clubhouse in three of the communities we serve, they provide a safe (emotionally & physically), nutritious and learning environment for kids from all walks of life. It was such an honor to financially help with their annual fundraiser and auction this year. Stateline Auto Ranch Subaru, sponsored a table, provided auction items and sent employees to bid, buy and socialize at their premier annual fundraiser. Their mission: To inspire and empower youth and teens through safe and impactful programs so they will reach their full potential as productive, caring, and responsible citizens. The clubs have served over 3,600 children since they opened in 2009 and in Payette, Idaho in 2018. Their goal is to continue to serve more kids and teen in the Payette, Fruitland & Weiser, Idaho areas as well as the Vale & Ontario, Oregon region, as time goes on. The board of directors, staff and volunteers work very hard to keep the overhead costs low to provide services to any kid that will participate. For only $40.00 you can provide nine months of after-school programs and meals for a child or for $60.00 you would be providing an entire summer, full days of programs, meals, field trips and more, to one child. It’s a great program for any business or citizen to invest in. Being a part of giving a positive influence to a child’s life is the most rewarding gift anyone could ask for.
Summer Fires - Helen D
Hundreds of thousands of acres burned in the summer of 2024 in Eastern Oregon and Southwest Idaho. Summer fires are not uncommon and you hear about them on the news from all across the world. We hear about the immediate needs and what you can do to help in that moment. But what about the long term effect of wild land fires? Pictures and the news feeds are a small glimpse into how scary these fires are. I was traveling on I-84, at night, when one of these fires jumped the freeway and just about trapped me. Luckily I had a friend with me to help keep me calm as we drove through the thick smoke and flames on both sides. The smoke was so thick I could barely see the tail lights from the BLM truck in front of me, I made it through without incident. My mind raced just knowing how much danger and destruction was happening in front of my eyes. Every ounce of ground was burning and it wasn’t slowing down. The sagebrush that is home to so many birds and rodents, burned. The trees that provide shade and oxygen for the herds of wilds horses, grazing cattle and wild life, burned. The native grass that is summer feed, not only to benefit livestock and wild life but it’s the feed ranchers depend on to maintain their herds, burned. For weeks the citizens living in Eastern Oregon and SW Idaho did whatever they could to protect their homes, property, range land and livestock. Unfortunately the losses from these fires were devastating. The replacement cost is unknown, but history has taught us that mother nature will help us take care of the lands. This year Stateline Auto Ranch Subaru and some of it’s employees helped replant trees and sagebrush in some of those burned areas. It was a very rewarding weekend and time well spent. We encouraged people to reserve a tree during our Subaru Loves The Earth event and plant it in one of our many communities where the trees had burned last summer. This brought awareness to so many people that one tree will make a difference. We had a great turn out for our trees event and every tree got planted. Our communities have a long way to go before the scared landscape is back to flourishing growth but with so many great people and business helping, it can be done.
Shoes & Socks for Kids in Foster Care - Helen D
Stateline Auto Ranch Subaru reached out to our community to help collect new shoes and socks for kids in foster care in Eastern Oregon. We used a lot of traditional and non-traditional resources to get the word out about the Keep Kids Warm Program. All the donations received, shoes, socks, snacks etc. were passed on the Eastern Oregon CASA. There are over 200 kids in foster care in the Eastern Oregon counties. The kids were over the top excited to get new shoes and socks. The giggles that filled the room warmed every heart. Kids would put there shoes on and run yelling “look how fast I can run now”. We had shoes and socks for over 40 kids every child left with new shoes but one teenager that we had made arrangements for to get him new shoes and socks. This was a great partnership for Stateline Auto Ranch Subaru, Eastern Oregon CASA and for the communities in Eastern Oregon. We had over a dozen volunteers come out to help and everyone of them engaged with families and kids. If you are looking for a place to volunteer check out your local CASA program. It is a life changing program.
Senior Citizen Adoption - Helen D
As generations pass and the new generation takes over we forget those who started our communities, those who served our country and those volunteers who kept many non-profit services going. The employees at Stateline Auto Ranch Subaru have deep roots to the communities they serve and they love recognizing and talking about who started what and how their family was a part of it. (Whatever “it” may be). Giving back is very important to us, but during the holiday season we all recognize a group of our past leaders who can no longer engage with their communities, most don’t have families to be with and a lot of them will not receive a Christmas card or gift. For the past few years Stateline Auto Ranch Subaru has adopted Senior Citizens, living in assisted living facilities or nursing homes, for Christmas. This year was no exception and we made it bigger and better than ever. Grace Assisted Living currently has 50 residents and as a team we all agreed that each resident should have at least one gift for Christmas . The staff at Grace asked each resident to identify one thing they really wanted for Christmas. Many wanted warm soft bright colored blankets, one wanted a pair of shoes, one wanted a remote control race car and of course everyone wanted Christmas candy. We had three very special requests from three Army Veteran’s. They were not only very emotional ask’s they were hard to find. Each one wanted a different piece of apparel (A Jacket, A Hat, A Special Shirt) that was official and said “I Am An Army Veteran”. We were able to find each of them the unique veteran items they asked for and more. It was very special to acknowledge our veterans and give them so many special gifts and memorabilia this Christmas! With the hustle and bustle of the holiday season people over look those who are no longer independent, living on their own and it is sad in a way and yet very satisfying to know these Seniors are safe and can enjoy the Christmas Season. We made a giving tree that was decorated and displayed tags on it, with the room number of each resident and the gift they had asked for. We promoted it to the public and invited customers to stop by and get a tag, buy a gift or help wrap. It was a great way to engage customers with our community and our employees. Every employee at Stateline Auto Ranch Subaru participated in buying gifts, wrapping them and of course delivery. A group of us left the dealership, loaded a couple Subaru’s and headed to Grace Assisted Living to deliver gifts. It took us about an hour to get all the gifts arranged and help with the last minute things the staff at Grace Assisted Living needed. They had the best party ever! It has been said we will revisit our childhood and this was definitely one of those events. Santa Clause was there to hand out all the gifts and the residents enjoyed a great holiday meal with all the fixings, decorations and the sing a long holiday songs.
Coat Drive for Grizzly Country - Helen D
Stateline Auto Ranch Subaru is located in Fruitland, Idaho a small rural country community of around 6,000 people. We are very proud of our school and all our Grizzlies! November/December 2024 Stateline Auto Ranch Subaru partnered with the Fruitland Grizzly Corridor to gather new (and gently used) coats, gloves and hats for kids of all ages. The Fruitland Grizzly Corridor is a small donation center to support our community. They have school uniform clothing for all ages, coats, shoes, food and school supplies. They are only open Monday and Wednesday’s when school is in session. This is it’s first full year in operation and they have found the need is bigger than first anticipated. We set out to gather one hundred youth coats and passed that goal in the first week. We continued promoting donations for the next two weeks and had a great response from the employees and their families, our community and coats purchased by Stateline Auto Ranch Subaru. As we filled the donation box we called Fruitland Grizzly Corridor to come pick up the donations, so they could get them out quickly, due to their limited schedule. Every time the box was filled it spread a little more love in the dealership with employees and customers. Nobody should have to weather the cold temperatures. When a child get’s chilled it weakens their immune system and can lead to many different illnesses that the body can’t fight off. Stateline Auto Ranch is committed to helping families keep kids healthy which in turn keeps more kids in school and parents at work. Hundreds of coats, gloves and hats were donated for kids and adults over the coarse of three weeks. Stateline Auto Ranch stepped up paying for all the advertising for this promotion, purchasing much needed coats and encouraging their employees to participate, in line with the Subaru Love Promise, HEART.
Dog Adoption - Helen D
Saturday, October 12th was a big day at Stateline Auto Ranch Subaru. Both sides of the dog park was filled with loveable, wonderful dogs looking for a forever home. We had small, med, large, puppies and special needs dogs available from 10am to 2pm all ready for their new family. We were able to adopt out 17 on Saturday with 4 more going out the following week. What a successful and fun event. The Stateline staff is amazing, they were engaged, greeting everyone who came in, accepting donations, directing people and calling friends/family that they thought would want to adopt a dog, this enthusiasm created a high energy atmosphere. Stateline Auto Ranch Subaru promoted the event using social media, posting pictures of all the dogs, (posts were shared by employees) posters went out to over 500 people, radio ads ran heavy the week before and Living in the news.com promoted it and came out to do live interviews (with over 19/k followers). Everyone involved encouraged people to bring in donations and they were accepted and displayed at the dealership. CASPR Rescue had volunteers helping with the crowds of people wanting to know more about the dogs and helping to get them matched with good families to adopt. One puppy that was adopted was named Tennessee, he was a special needs Blue Heeler (Deaf). The lady who adopted him was in need of a companion. Tennessee immediately went to her and would not leave her side, he picked his new family and she couldn’t have been happier. It was instant love. The CASPR volunteer had to teach her the sign language that Tennessee spoke and offered to make her a video so she could communicate with him. Watching the two of them bond was a great feeling. We also had Stephanie’s Canine Massage set up giving free massages to adoptable dogs or you could bring your dog from home. Every dog adopted received a dog bed, a Subaru Loves Pets new dog bag and a Chewbaroo. CASPR Rescue and rehoming accepts a lot of special needs dogs and seeks out qualified volunteers to foster them until they find approved families to adopt them. We are planning to do another adoption event at Stateline Auto Ranch Subaru in the near future to help match families with their new four legged members.
