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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 Bud Clary Subaru, 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 Bud Clary Subaru, 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.
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.
Humane Society of Cowlitz County
PACE Perfect Attendance Creates Excellence
Subaru and Bud Clary 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.
At Bud Clary Subaru of Longview, we believe that investing in education means investing in the future of our community. As part of the Subaru Loves Learning initiative and the Subaru Love Promise, our team was proud to donate school supplies to the dedicated teachers and staff at Saint Helens Elementary School in Longview, Washington. Saint Helens Elementary serves nearly 300 students in kindergarten through fifth grade, and we recognize the important role its educators play in shaping young minds and creating opportunities for success. By providing essential classroom supplies, we hope to ease some of the burden on teachers and help ensure students have the tools they need to learn, grow, and thrive. Through Subaru Loves Learning, we're reminded that even small acts of kindness can make a lasting difference. We're grateful for the incredible teachers and staff at Saint Helens Elementary and proud to support the next generation of leaders, thinkers, and dreamers right here in Longview. At Bud Clary Subaru of Longview, we're more than a dealership. We're your neighbors, and we're committed to making a positive difference in the community we call home. Subaru Loves Learning. Subaru Loves to Help. Bud Clary Subaru Loves Longview.
Bud Clary Subaru is proud to support the hardworking teachers of St. Helens Elementary by supplying boxes of notebooks, markers, glue sticks and more. St. Helens Elementary is a valuable part of our community. The faculty of the school puts in long hours of hard work to ensure that the children of our community are being given the tools to succeed in life. Bud Clary is happy to assist them with a donation of tools to get that done. We look forward to working with our schools for many years to come, as part of the Subaru loves learning promise.
Since 1985, The Columbia Humane Society has been serving the community and helping animals in need find loving families. Through the Subaru Loves Pets Event, Subaru of America and Bud Clary Subaru donated $4,000 and held an adoption event to support them in their endeavors. This partnership has helped ensure the safety of local animals, and we're proud to be a part of that mission. The Longview community benefits from having happy and healthy pets in their homes just as much as the pets benefit from having a happy healthy home. We look forward to working together for the years to come, to help bring pets and people together.
At Bud Clary Subaru, we believe that making a difference in our community means showing up for the people who call it home. Sometimes, that means helping a group of young athletes turn a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity into an unforgettable experience. When we learned that the Kelso, Washington, 16U Babe Ruth Baseball All-Stars had earned an invitation to compete in the 2026 World Series in Branson, Missouri, we knew this was something special. These talented young athletes worked hard, dedicated countless hours to their sport, and earned the opportunity to represent their hometown on a national stage. For these players, their families, and the entire Kelso community, this invitation was more than just another baseball tournament. It was a dream come true. But with such an incredible opportunity came a challenge. Traveling to Missouri for the World Series meant facing significant expenses, and the team needed support to help make the trip possible. That's where our community came together, and Bud Clary Subaru was proud to be part of it. Stepping Up to the Plate for Our Local Athletes Through a GoFundMe campaign organized to help send the Kelso 16U All-Stars to the World Series, families, friends, local businesses, and community members rallied behind these hardworking players. Bud Clary Subaru was honored to make a financial donation toward the team's fundraising goal, helping bring them one step closer to experiencing something they will remember for the rest of their lives. For us, this contribution was about much more than helping cover travel expenses. It was about recognizing the dedication, teamwork, perseverance, and sportsmanship these young athletes demonstrated to earn their place on the national stage. We believe opportunities like this can shape young lives. The lessons learned through baseball extend far beyond the field, teaching young people the importance of working together, overcoming challenges, supporting one another, and never giving up on their goals. More Than Baseball. It's About Community. Here in Southwest Washington, our communities have a special way of coming together when it matters most. Whether it's cheering from the stands, volunteering countless hours, organizing fundraisers, or making a donation, every act of support makes a difference. The Kelso 16U All-Stars' journey is a wonderful reminder of what can happen when an entire community believes in its young people. As a local dealership serving Longview, Kelso, and the surrounding communities, Bud Clary Subaru is proud to support the next generation of athletes, leaders, and neighbors. We know that behind every young player is a network of parents, coaches, volunteers, and supporters who give their time and energy to help these kids succeed. Their commitment deserves recognition, too. The Subaru Love Promise in Action At Bud Clary Subaru, the Subaru Love Promise is more than a commitment. It's part of who we are and how we strive to make a positive impact in the communities we serve. We believe in being more than a place where people purchase or service their vehicles. We want to be a neighbor our community can count on, a business that gives back, and a supporter of the people and organizations that make Southwest Washington such a special place to live. Supporting the Kelso 16U Babe Ruth Baseball team is one small way we can put that promise into action. Because when we invest in our local youth, we're investing in the future of our community. Congratulations, Kelso 16U All-Stars! To the players, coaches, and families of the Kelso 16U Babe Ruth Baseball team: Congratulations on earning your invitation to the 2026 World Series! Your hard work, dedication, and love for the game have already made your hometown incredibly proud. We are honored to have played a small part in supporting your journey to Branson, Missouri, and we hope this experience creates friendships, memories, and life lessons that last long after the final inning. From all of us at Bud Clary Subaru in Longview, Washington, thank you for reminding us why supporting local youth and giving back to our community matters so much. We're proud of you, Kelso All-Stars! Keep swinging for the fences, chasing your dreams, and representing Southwest Washington with pride! With You For The Miles Ahead. Bud Clary Subaru | Longview, Washington Proudly supporting our local communities through the Subaru Love Promise.
Since 1980, Life Works has been building opportunity for people with developmental disabilities across Cowlitz County — offering residential and vocational support that helps individuals live, learn, work, and grow within the community. As part of the Subaru Share the Love Event, Subaru of America and Bud Clary Subaru donated $8,000 to help sustain that work. Life Works is an organization we're proud to stand behind year after year. From their AmeriCorps volunteer partnerships to their therapeutic sensory gym for local families, they've spent decades proving what community-built support looks like — and we're honored to help keep it going.
Since 1988, Community House on Broadway has been a lifeline for homeless individuals and families in Cowlitz County — offering a safe, substance-free shelter along with meals, clothing, and the support people need to move toward a brighter future. Through the Subaru Share the Love Event, Subaru of America and Bud Clary Subaru donated $8,000 to help keep that mission going. This is a partnership we're proud to renew year after year. Longview is stronger when everyone has a safe place to land, and Community House on Broadway has been doing that essential work for our neighbors for over three decades.
Story: When tragedy struck the Nippon family right here in Longview, our community didn't hesitate to respond. Bud Clary Subaru donated $5,000 to the victims' family fund at Fibre Federal Credit Union — one part of a broader community effort led by the Cowlitz/Wahkiakum Central Labor Council and the Longview/Kelso Building Trades to support the families left behind. Longview is a place where neighbors show up for neighbors. Local credit unions, labor councils, and businesses came together within days to make sure these families aren't walking this road alone. That's the spirit of the Subaru Love Promise: taking care of the people in our community as if they were our own family. Longview Strong. Always.
As part of Subaru Loves Pets, our team proudly supports the Humane Society for Southwest Washington’s Longview Campus through the Claws for Paws initiative. This incredible organization provides care, shelter, and hope for countless animals in our community, and we’re honored to play a small role in helping them continue their lifesaving work. Our dealership helped fund their recent renovation project, ensuring the shelter could better serve both the animals and the people who care for them. Beyond financial support, we’ve hosted multiple adoption events, donated food and supplies, and spent time connecting adoptable pets with loving families. Their mission is to give every animal a second chance and that deeply resonates with us, both personally and professionally. With so many animals in need, we believe it’s our responsibility to lend a hand whenever we can. Partnering with the Humane Society for Southwest Washington reminds us that when a community comes together, love truly finds a way home.
Every summer, our Subaru team proudly sponsors the Cowlitz County Black Bears, a local baseball team that brings the Longview community together. The Black Bears play their home games at Lower Columbia College’s field, where families, friends, and fans fill the stands to cheer on their hometown team. For us, it’s about more than baseball, it’s about connection. We love seeing the joy, excitement, and sense of pride that fills the stadium each game. Supporting the Black Bears allows us to invest directly in our community, giving local families a reason to come together and celebrate something positive and homegrown. We’ve been sponsoring the team for multiple years, and every season reminds us why we do it. From the kids catching foul balls to the volunteers keeping things running behind the scenes, the spirit of teamwork mirrors the values we share at Subaru... Love, dedication, and care for our community. Being part of the Black Bears family is one of our favorite ways to give back and drive the community forward, together.
At Bud Clary Subaru, we’re proud to support local students through the Subaru Loves Learning initiative. This year, our team and Subaru helped make a lasting impact by donating $18,200 in total, providing 16 supply kits, serving 39 classrooms, and supporting 910 students in our community. We believe every child deserves the tools to succeed, and we’re honored to play a part in helping students and teachers thrive. Together, we’re driving brighter futures, one classroom at a time.
Community House on Broadway does incredible work supporting those in need here in Longview, and we're grateful for the chance to contribute. Through the Subaru Share the Love Event, we were able to make a $10,000 donation to help further their mission.
A few members of our team were grateful for the opportunity to tour Life Works facility in Longview and see firsthand the impact they’re making in our community. Life Works is a resource to people with developmental disabilities and their families so that they experience dignity, respect, fulfillment, and support to achieve their life goals. As part of Subaru’s Share the Love Event, Bud Clary proudly donated $11,000. Thank you, Life Works, for all that you do!
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 Longview, this is a harsh reality. Helping others strengthens communities, which is why Bud Clary 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 Bud Clary Subaru have helped nearly 900,000 children and adults in urgent need. On 02/12/2025, Bud Clary Subaru donated 300 coats to Youth & Family Link. 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.
The Subaru Loves Pets adoption event at Bud Clary Subaru was a huge success! Lots of dogs and cats found their forever homes.
Bud Clary Subaru has been supporting Life Works for many years. Their continued support is helping children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families find they help they need to live successfully in our community. The Subaru Share the Love® Event has helped people with intellectual and developmental disabilities find meaningful employment, safe and affordable housing, and support to learn new skills to live in the community. Each year, Life Works helps thousands of people in our community find the resources they need. Bud Clary Subaru and the Subaru Share the Love Event help Life Works extend its reach to many more people that have few or no services. The people pictured in this photo are Connor (in the middle), Job Coach Elena Tinoco on the right, and Bud Clary Receptionist Emily Sabo. Connor is employed at Bud Clary Subaru. He is learning job skills with the help of Elena. The Subaru Share the Love Event is helping people like Connor find the right jobs to learn invaluable skills.
What an awesome partnership we have had over the years. We are very excited about this opportunity and your partnership with us this year will improve all classrooms.
Spumoni came in to us in June with a feral momma cat. She was only three weeks old, momma cat was very stressed and stopped taking care of Spumoni. So one of our foster families was able to bottle feed her and get her ready for adoption. Spumoni was adopted by a wonderful young lady who came all the way from Puyallup to adopt her. We wish Spumoni the best life. Thank you Subaru for having events that help us adopt out animals into their furrever homes! Humane Society of Cowlitz County staff
Jenny has been receiving services since 1990. From July 1990 to September 2001 Jenny lived at Outward Bound. This was a great step for Jenny and she learned many things about living in town; how to get around, banking and budgeting, developing relationships with staff and clients, working and enjoying leisure activities. She was to move to her own apartment years before that actually took place. She has been extremely happy with her apartment, other clients and staff. Jenny always says “I love my staff, and they take great care of me!” As parents that gives us great peace of mind and we have definitely appreciated all the work the staff does to make her life enjoyable!” Alex and Marnee Alexander Because of the support of the Subaru Cares program, people like Jenny can live happy, healthy, and fulfilling lives.
We got so many neat things for our classroom. Thank you Bud Clary Subaru!
Bud Clary Subaru, Me and my Kindergarteners can't thank you enough for your generous offer! I was able to buy a light table and sensory bins for the kiddos in room 14. Thank you!
Bud Clary Subaru continues to support and share the love with Longview's Life Works organization and their mission to serve children and adults who experience intellectual and developmental disabilities in our greater Cowlitz County Community.
We are proud and honored by the generosity of our Subaru customers, and it was our pleasure to present a check and our continued support to Life Works.
As an infant, Erebor experienced a “near-SIDS” episode that will impact him for the rest of his life. In talking to his parents, Ernie and Samantha, they will tell you that Erebor is 2/3 brain dead and not just anyone can take care of him. “For over a year, it was just Ernie and I with him. Then we heard of a parent counseling group called Holland. The first time we handed Erebor over to strangers, we were right down the hall from him, but still, it was very nerve-racking. Every session, they did better and better with him. Now we can just drop him off for respite care and not worry one bit.” Ernie and Samantha connected with LifeWorks through a word of mouth referral. It’s families like them that LifeWorks is aiming to impact. So many families have very few options for a starting place. A place that can give them the assurance of safety for their child, so that they can take a few hours each week to get information and support to move into the proactive side of raising a child such as Erebor; rather than simply always having to wait for the next unknown issue to arise. There are more families out there like Ernie, Samantha, Erebor, and Eden. Our job is to reach them and make a difference. Perhaps the most impactful thing that Samantha said to me is “Having a stranger watch my disabled son is nerve-racking, as it would be to any parent, but the people at Life Works are no strangers, they make you feel like friends and family”. It’s pretty clear why we at Life Works are inspired to help as many families as we can. Subaru Share the Love and Bud Clary Subaru are helping families like Erebor's to find the resources they need to live successfully in our community. LifeWorks is proud to partner with Bud Clary Subaru to extend our reach to more families in need.
Bud Clary Subaru delivered four boxes filled with books to the students at Wallace Elementary School in Kelso, WA. Each book contains a donation card filled out by a Subaru customer and will go home with a student in need.
Bud Clary Subaru is proud to partner with Cowlitz County CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) for the annual Share the Love Celebration. Through the kindness of our customers, we were able to donate over $7,400 to the non-profit organization who help represent children who wouldn't otherwise have help in the dependency court system.
The Humane Society of Cowlitz County is on a mission to save animals in need. Through the kindness of our customers and community, Bud Clary Subaru was able to donate food, towels, blankets, toys and more to aid the cause.
Please accept a big “THANK YOU” from Longview Schools for the fabulous selection of non-fiction books for our elementary students. Upon review of the titles and quantities of books, I wanted to let you know how the generous donation will be put to best use. We are trying to increase availability in classrooms of non-fiction titles so the books are being distributed to classrooms at each of our eight elementary schools consistent with the books’ reading levels. Specifically, all second grade classes will receive a copy of Tiny Creatures; third grade classes a copy of Mission Mars; fourth grade a copy of Keeping Chickens; and fifth grade a copy of Octopus Scientist. We received one copy of How to Clone a Mammoth, and we will send that to the RAL library. We have a some books remaining, and we are sharing them with our education partner, St. Rose School. This program has been a big boost to our classroom libraries, and we are very appreciative. Again, many thanks!
Bud Clary Subaru has been supporting Life Works to help children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities thrive and achieve their goals regardless of personal challenge for the last 5 years. They take part in our annual fundraiser called "Jeans & Jewels", and they hire people with disabilities that we support to live and work in the community. The Bud Clary Subaru staff are always helpful, kind, courteous, and make it a point to be a part of our community. As a result of their assistance to Life Works, we have been able to extend our reach to over 5000 children and adults with disabilities in our community annually. We could not ask for a better partner to help our community's most vulnerable citizens and their families.
During the month of April, Bud Clary Subaru is proud to bring the National Wildlife Federation's Butterfly Hero program to our local community. We will educate employees and customers about the importance of increasing monarch butterfly population by planting and creating habitats that are crucial to the survival of these important pollinators of US crops and food supplies. Bud Clary Subaru will host a Certified Wildlife habitat planter in our showroom throughout April and pass out seed packets and information kits to our customers. We want to inspire our neighbors to take action and create their own backyard habitats that will help keep monarch butterflies coming back for many years.
Bud Clary Subaru is proud to support Cowlitz County CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate), a non-profit organization tasked with being the voice of abused and neglected children in the dependency court system. During the Share the Love event, Bud Clary Subaru and its generous customers helped raise $15,000 which will directly benefit those who need help the most: the children. For more information on Cowlitz County CASA, please visit http://www.cowlitzcountycasa.org/
Thank You Bud Clary Subaru for your dedication in saving the earth, E-recycling is a big deal. Thanks for doing your part!
P.A.C.E. or Perfect Attendance Creates Excellence is a community project from the Bud Clary Auto Group family of dealerships. The Bud Clary Auto Group rewards elementary grade students with perfect attendance a brand new bike and helmet at the end of the school year. This year Bud Clary Subaru sponsored the project for 5th grade students at six of the local elementary schools. At the end of the year celebration, forty-eight 5th grade students received brand new bicycles and helmets from the Bud Clary Subaru staff. A huge success!
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