The 2025 Subaru Love Promise Customer and Community Commitment Award
We are honored to be nationally recognized by Subaru of America, Inc. for our dedication to our customers, our community, and the Subaru Love Promise.
The 2025 Subaru Love Promise Customer and Community Commitment Award recognizes elite Subaru retailer who provide an exceptional customer experience at every interaction with Subaru. These retailers have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to supporting passions and causes in their local communities in important areas such as environment, community, health, education, and pets.
Here at Subaru, we love our community as much as we love our vehicles and are committed to making a positive impact on the lives of all of our customers and neighbors.
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 Gillman Subaru Southwest 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.
Friends For Life
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Love Promise Stories from Gillman Subaru Southwest
Subaru and Gillman Subaru Southwest 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
Subaru Loves to Care with LLS - Greg C
On June 20th 2024, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Houston chapter and Team Gillman Subaru Southwest had the privilege of delivering blankets to Methodist Hospital’s Neal Cancer Center in the world renown Houston medical center as a part of the Subaru Loves to Care program. Our LLS partnership with Subaru exists to bring warmth, love, and hope to cancer patients. Together with LLS and hospital staff, Team Gillman Subaru Southwest delivered warm blankets and care kits to cancer patients. A special highlight of the day was that Team Gillman Subaru’s new General Manager, Pete Harvey, had the opportunity to experience the day for the first time. Pete was genuinely excited for the opportunity to bring light to cancer patients. What a special day! Team Gilman Subaru participates in the program every year. We are so grateful to Pete, Jana Kusin, and their entire team for their ongoing love and support. Bringing joy and hope to cancer patients are those awe-inspiring moments that make LLS’ work that much more meaningful and impactful. Thank you to Gillman Subaru Southwest and to Tracey Reeves, Jane Povey, and all the staff at Houston Methodist’s Neal Cancer Center for hosting us every year. The experience is always so memorable. Together, the Subaru Loves to Care program is supporting LLS’ mission to cure blood cancers and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. Until There’s a Cure…
Driving Care Forward: Subaru Team Supports Local Cancer Patients - Pete H
With our incredible partner, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Gillman Subaru Houston Southwest had the honor of delivering some much-needed joy to patients at the Houston Methodist Neal Cancer Center. Thanks to the dedication of our Subaru team — Roger Reyna, Salomon Hernandez, Jesse Salmeron, and Logan Williams — we were able to donate 80 warm blankets and 50 comforting patient care kits. A special thank you to Ms. Ola, who is celebrating an amazing 55 years of service at the hospital. With her help, we had the privilege of personally delivering care kits and blankets to two patients — a heartfelt moment we will never forget. At Subaru, love is more than a word — it’s a promise. 💙
Gillman Subaru - Houston Southwest Teams Up to Support Local Community - Shellee B
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 Houston, this is a harsh reality. Helping others strengthens communities, which is why Gillman Subaru - Houston Southwest 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 Gillman Subaru - Houston Southwest have helped nearly 900,000 children and adults in urgent need. On 02/14/2025, Gillman Subaru - Houston Southwest donated 204 coats to SEARCH Homeless Services. 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.
Gillman Subaru participated in Earth Day - Terry L
We are excited to have Gillman Subaru as part of our Earth Day festivities at Evelyn's Park Conservancy. Our Earth Day festival continues to engage families, celebrate nature and enhance our community. Our families were able to enjoy an event filled with wonderful activities for the whole community to enjoy. We are appreciative of Gillman Subaru participating since our inaugural event!
Gillman Gives Away Trees for Earth Day - jana K
Gillman Subaru was proud to partner with Subaru of American and the Arbor Day Foundation to provide trees to our customers in San Antonio. Through the Subaru Loves the Earth program, Gillman Subaru helped distribute a variety of trees specifically chosen to grown in Texas. We can't wait to see pictures from our customers as their trees continue to grow!
Friends for Life Receives Share the Love Check! - Fiona L
At Friends for Life, we're here to help our neighbors care for the pets they love. We're not done until every animal has a safe home. Until then, we'll be innovating, improving and tracking results to find the most effective ways to save lives. We were so excited to partner with Gillman Subaru Southwest for the Annual Share the Love event. We have been part of this amazing annual tradition for 9 years and are so appreciative of the funds raised that help all of our four-legged friends. Thank you Subaru of America and Gillman Subaru Southwest.
Buffalo Bayou Partnership receives Share the Love Check! - Trudi S
Our organization leads the planning, design, and activation of inspiring spaces along the 10-mile stretch of Buffalo Bayou. We have been honored to be included as a home town charity for the Share the Love Event since 2016. The funds have assisted in the beautification of green space along the bayou so that all Houstonians can enjoy the recreational hub we support. Thank you to Subaru of American and Gillman Subaru Southwest.
Subaru Shares The Love to Save Animals - Nery R
In 2019, we embarked on a beautiful friendship when Friends For Life became part of the Subaru Share The Love Event, a community-minded giving program. In 2008, Subaru of America, Inc. made a commitment to donate $250 for every new Subaru vehicle purchased or leased at participating retailers during the annual Share the Love Event. For 17 years, this event has underscored Subaru’s pledge to be More Than a Car Company®. Our partnership with Gillman Subaru Southwest has been the source of $250,000 in gifts to Friends For Life through the years. This level of giving has been transformative for thousands of animals, and we are overflowing with gratitude. Because we rescue animals from local euthanasia lists, many pets that arrive at our shelter require medical treatment, behavioral rehabilitation, or surgical intervention. Subaru’s support directly translates into lives saved that would otherwise be lost. One of the highlights of this partnership is visiting Gillman Subaru for events like Barktoberfest. The Gillman team is incredibly supportive of our shelter dogs, always ready with gentle scratches and kind words for the animals who visit. We feel incredibly fortunate to partner with such an outstanding company—and the wonderful people who make it so special.
Over 160 Animals Adopted! - Kelly G
March 21st was a special day at BARC Animal Shelter & Adoptions as the annual Pick Your Pet adoption Event sponsored by Gillman Subaru Southwest took place. The day resulted in over 160 dogs and cats finding their forever home. Over six million pets are in shelters across the U.S. in need of homes. We appreciate the support Gillman Subaru gives BARC through the Subaru Loves Pets initiative, helping animals stay safe and healthy. This was the 8th year that Gillman Subaru Houston has sponsored our Pet Adoption Event making a difference to a lot of furry four-legged friends! The fact that this marks the 8th year of their sponsorship really speaks to the strength of this partnership and how much it’s helping both the shelter and the pets. Hopefully, this event has inspired even more people to consider adoption and take part in helping the millions of pets still in need of homes.
Gillman Subaru Supports Buffalo Bayou Partnership - Trudi S
A Big Thank You to Gillman Subaru for Supporting the 53rd Annual Buffalo Bayou Partnership Regatta! We would like to extend our deepest thanks to Gillman Subaru for sponsoring the 53rd Annual Buffalo Bayou Partnership Regatta, the largest canoe and kayak race in Texas. Special recognition goes to the incredible launch team from Gillman Subaru Southwest for their outstanding support. This dedicated group of volunteers assisted over 650 paddlers in launching their kayaks and canoes into Buffalo Bayou, helping lift over 400 boats. For three continuous hours, starting at 7 a.m., they navigated the steep, wet, and sometimes muddy embankment to ensure every participant safely started their race. For over 15 years, this amazing crew has been helping our participants get in the water, and we truly cannot thank them enough. Their hard work and commitment are greatly appreciated by everyone involved, and we’re grateful for their tireless support! Thank you, Gillman Subaru, for making this event run smoothly and for your continued partnership throughout the year. Buffalo Bayou Partnership has been a Share the Love partner organization for over 10 years, and along with Subaru of America, they have donated over $400,000 to our organization, helping improve our park for the enjoyment of all Houstonians.
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