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COMMUNITYGUIDE local business spotlight: doug smith subaru

At Doug Smith Subaru, we strive to embody the Subaru Love Promise. We do this by being committed to the customer experience and staying connected to our community in a personal and tangible way. Subaru started the Love Promise because as a brand, we are focused on the respect and value for people. Our business isn’t just about “cars”—it’s about people getting where they need to go. And while the right vehicle can get people to their destinations comfortably, safely, and powerfully, we also care about what a vehicle represents—valuing the people who are trying to get to that destination or goal. We value our customers, our community, and the world, and we care about where we’re all headed—together! To accomplish this, we have partnered with many charities, organizations, and schools over the years to benefit our local community. Here are just a few examples of what the Love Promise means for us:

Many of you know about or have been recipients of support that we have provided for our local High Schools, specifically the long-standing support of the American Fork High School Marching Band. What you may not know is that we recently adopted classrooms at Lakeview Elementary in Payson, a school that lacks the federal funding that many other schools in our state receive. We also donated school supplies and set up donation links for those outside of the dealership to help classrooms and teachers who had a huge need for their classrooms. We found out about Millie’s Princess Foundation last year when one of our employee’s daughters, Sofia, had a cancer relapse. Since then, we have partnered with Millie’s Princess Foundation and ‘Skate for Cancer’ to help raise awareness and money for families dealing with childhood cancer. Sophia is now cancer free, and we continue to work with this charity to help others who need resources and support. We have partnered with the Humane Society of Utah for many years in helping “underdogs”. These underdogs are typically injured, more senior in age, or have disabilities and have a harder time getting adopted. With our partnership, we are able to donate money to cover costs for vaccinations, adoption fees, or supplies that are needed to help as many pets get adopted as we can. Last November, we worked with Tabitha’s Way, our local food bank, to facilitate a food drive at the dealership—collecting enough food and resources to provide more than 13,400 meals for our community. We are also proud to support the Autism Council of Utah every year through the Subaru Share the Love Event, which takes place at the end of November through December. Through our last event we were able to donate $50,000 to support the council in their efforts to raise awareness and provide much needed services to the autistic community and their families. Being able to sell and service cars to the community is one thing, but we believe in being more than just a retailer. We are committed to doing all we can to live up to our Love Promise!