The 2025 Subaru Love Promise Community Commitment Award
We are honored to be nationally recognized by Subaru of America, Inc. for our dedication to our community, and the Subaru Love Promise.
The 2025 Subaru Love Promise Community Commitment Award recognizes elite Subaru retailers 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 Fitzgerald Subaru Clearwater, 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®?
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.
What is the Subaru Love Promise Community Commitment?
At Fitzgerald Subaru Clearwater, we believe in being a positive force in our commuity, 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 initatives that help support and protect people, pets, and our planet.
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.
Community
Providing 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.
Environment
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.
Health
Subaru believes we should all have a chance to lead a healthy life. That's why for the past 10 years, Subaru and its retailers like us have partnered with Blood Cancer United® and our local hospital or cancer treatment center to give warm blankets and encouraging messages of hope, written by our staff and customers to support patients facing cancer. Through our efforts during this decade-long partnership, we've supported nearly 500,000 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.
Education
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.
Pets
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.
The Subaru Share the Love ® Event
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.
How is Fitzgerald Subaru Clearwater 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.
Humane Society of Pinellas
Love Promise Stories from Fitzgerald Subaru Clearwater
Subaru and Fitzgerald Subaru Clearwater 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 Shares the Love with the Humane Society of Pinellas County! - Michelle T.
The Humane Society of Pinellas County is very grateful to be selected as beneficiary of the 2024-25 Subaru "Share the Love" event. Thanks to the generosity of Fitzgerald Subaru, the Humane Society of Pinellas is able to continue to provide support to the county for animals in need of help. Thanks to Fitzgerald Subaru for being part of the solution in preventing animal homelessness!
Holiday Adoption Event! - Travis M.
On a December morning, Fitzgerald Subaru hosted a Holiday Pet Adoption Event with The Humane Society. The dealership lot, decorated with festive lights, was filled with puppies and kittens looking for homes. We Had Employees Dressed up for the event as well. The adoption process was simple, with families meeting the animals, filling out applications, and speaking with shelter staff, while Subaru donated part of its sales to support the rescue. By the end of the day, more than 2 puppies had found new homes, making the event a heartwarming reminder that the best holiday gifts often come with four paws.
Subaru Pet Adoption Event - Travis M.
Fitzgerald Subaru Car Dealership proudly hosted a heartwarming pet adoption event this past weekend, bringing the community together to support local animal rescue efforts. The event, held on the dealership’s lot, was organized in partnership with a regional animal shelter to help provide loving homes for pets in need. Throughout the afternoon, families and visitors were invited to meet a group of friendly and playful animals. By the end of the event, three puppies named (Paris, Rome, Berlin) and two kittens Named ( Biscuit and Muffin) were successfully adopted into caring forever homes. Attendees enjoyed spending time with the animals, learning about responsible pet ownership, and connecting with shelter representatives who shared valuable information about adoption and pet care. The success of the adoption event reflects Fitzgerald Subaru’s broader mission to foster positive community impact. Plans are already underway to host similar events in the future, continuing to connect people with pets in need of loving homes.
Fitzgerald Countryside Subaru Teams Up to Support Local Community - Karen D.
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 Clearwater, this is a harsh reality. Helping others strengthens communities, which is why Fitzgerald Countryside 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 Fitzgerald Countryside Subaru have helped nearly 900,000 children and adults in urgent need. On 02/08/2025, Fitzgerald Countryside Subaru donated 204 shoes/socks to YMCA of the Suncoast - Greater Palm Harbor. 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.
Puppies day at the dealership - Travis M.
This past Saturday, Fitzgerald Subaru hosted a special adoption event in partnership with a local animal rescue, welcoming community members to meet and adopt rescued puppies in need of loving homes. Among the adoptable dogs were three recently rescued strays: Rotini, Carter, and Domino. Rotini, a small, curly-haired puppy found abandoned near a construction site, quickly bonded with a young girl attending the event. Her gentle nature and playful energy made her an instant favorite among visitors. Carter, a quiet and affectionate pup rescued from the roadside, connected deeply with a young couple exploring the dealership. His calm demeanor and loyalty made the decision clear — they left not only with information about a vehicle, but with a new family member. Domino, recognized by his striking black-and-white coat, charmed guests throughout the day. He ultimately formed a touching bond with an elderly gentleman, who described their meeting as “the beginning of something special.” By the end of the afternoon, all three puppies had been adopted into caring homes. The event reflected Subaru’s ongoing commitment to community engagement and animal welfare — a demonstration of their belief that love, in all its forms, drives us forward.
Boomers great day out! - Travis M.
Marlene and Boomer (her golden retriever) Came to Subaru to find a more adventurous vehicle to fit her and Boomers needs. She had her eye on the Subaru Outback. It had plenty of space for camping trips, safety features she trusted, and—most importantly—a roomy cargo area Boomer could stretch out in. A sales Associate offered a test drive, and to Marlene’s surprise, they let Boomer come along. As they drove, Marlene felt something she hadn’t felt in a while: peace. Boomer had his nose pressed against the open window, tongue flapping joyfully in the wind. She glanced in the rearview mirror and chuckled. “Looks like he approves.” Back at the dealership we had A Subaru dog toy for Boomer and this made Marlene feel like family. This was a heart warming Moment for both The sales associate and Marlene. Something Only Subaru Can give.
Fitzgerald Countryside Subaru Operation Warm - Veronika P.
This February- Fitzgerald Countryside Subaru partnered with Operation warm to provide over 200 pairs of shoes and other items to children in need in the local community. It was an amazing experience, and it is awesome to see the smiles that a simple pair of shoes can bring. This simple gift not only helps the children but helps alleviate some stress from the parents in what could be a difficult time.
FITZGERALD COUNTRYSIDE SUBARU - Veronika P.
This Holiday Season Fitzgerald Subaru Partnered up with the Humane Society of Pinellas to host and adoption event while also having a Santa for people to take pictures of their pets with! These kinds of events help the animals find their forever home and also hope to socialize them around other people and animals. One of our employees actually adopted one the dogs that was at the event and now Athena is currently happy in her forever home!
Subaru Shares the Love with the Humane Society of Pinellas County! - Andre S.
The Humane Society of Pinellas County is very grateful to be selected as beneficiary of the 2023-24 Subaru “Share the Love” event. Thanks to the generosity of Fitzgerald Subaru, the Humane Society of Pinellas is able to continue to provide support to the county for animals in need of help. Thanks to Fitzgerald Subaru for being part of the solution in preventing animal homelessness!
FITZGERALD COUNTRYSIDE SUBARU PET ADOPTION - Veronika P.
This October-Fitzgerald Countryside Subaru partnered with the Humane Society of Pinellas to host a pet adoption in hopes of finding families for some animals at the shelter. Fitzgerald also donated a large amount of food and pet necessities in addition to a donation of over 19 thousand dollars! This helps the shelter provide everything these pets need while they wait for there forever home. Although not all of the animals were adopted at the event it gives them a good time to socialize with people and hopefully meet their future family!
Subaru and Community Unite to Support Pets and Families After the Storm - Michelle T.
In the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, The Humane Society of Pinellas proudly partnered with Fitzgerald's Countryside Subaru to host a much-needed Community Pet Food Drive and Adoption Event. Thanks to the incredible support of our community and this store, we collected over 600 pounds of pet food to distribute to families impacted by the storms. This event also gave us the wonderful opportunity to showcase our adoptable pets, helping them find loving homes. We are deeply grateful to Subaru for their generosity and support during this challenging time for our community!
Fitzgerald Countryside Subaru - Veronika P.
This August-Fitzgerald Countryside Subaru donated boxes of school supplies as well as funds to Sandy Lane Elementary School. These supplies will be handed out to the teachers for their students to be able to use throughout the school year. This helps the teachers be able to provide for students who may not be able to bring in their own supplies.
Fitzgerald Countryside Subaru Loves to Care - Veronika P.
This July Fitzgerald Countryside Subaru partnered up with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and the cancer treatment center at Mease Countryside Hospital to give out a large sum of blankets as well as toy/activity packs to the patients. This is just another way that Subaru is able to show our customers that we care for them even outside of the vehicle buying process. It was a privilege that we were able to participate in this event and give back to our community.
Fitzgerald Countryside Subaru Loves Pets - Veronika P.
This past June Fitsgerald Countryside Subaru hosted an adoption event partnered with ASPCA of Pinellas County to help find loving homes for some dogs and kittens. One of the dogs was able to find his forever family and go home with them that day! The other animals were also able to get some exposure with possible future owners and socialize with the other pets. Fitzgerald Subaru loves to join together with ASPCA to find these forever homes for these loving animals.
Love at first Woof - Vincent N.
Earlier this year on a lovely Saturday Fitzgerald’s Countryside Subaru got to witness love at first woof. This beautiful German Sheperd puppy was able to find a forever home thanks to one of our loyal customers. Finding homes for animals is what we do here at Fitzgerald’s Countryside Subaru. We love nothing more than being able to team up with the Humane Society of Pinellas. May 13th 2023 was a great day for both this lovey customer and her new fur baby!
Fitzgerald’s Countryside Subaru December 2023 - Vincent N.
Two birds and one stone. This was a great day for this family. Honestly I don’t know what is more exciting, bringing home a new pet or getting a new vehicle. Capturing this photo meant everything to this family and the Fitzgerald’s caption family. We love to deliver on our promises with the Humane Society of Pinellas. Bringing families together is what we do!
The Subaru Love with Fitzgerald Countryside Subaru - Vincent N.
Earlier this month Fitzgerald’s Countryside Subaru was back at it again teaming up with humane Society of Pinellas. This lovely family stepped up to the plate to help with an adoption of this young pup, giving her a forever home! If there was ever a moment in time where joy was on display it was definitely taken in this picture! Here at Fitzgerald’s Countryside Subaru, we love to deliver on our promises to the Humane Society of Pinellas. We’re so glad we can make a difference!
Humane Society of Pinellas County Pet Adoption - Andre S.
On December 2, 2023 Fitzgeralds Countryside Subaru hosted our 4th adoption event of the year along with Humane Society of Pinellas County. This shelter is also partnered with Fitzgeralds Subaru for Subaru Loves Pets and the charity partner for The 2023 Subaru Share The Love Event.
Fitzgerald Countryside Subaru Loves Pets! 10/02/2023 - Vincent N.
On a fall day in October Fitzgerald Countryside Subaru opened their doors to the Humane Society of Pinellas. The mission of the Humane Society of Pinellas is to prevent animal homelessness in our community and provide care and assistance to animals in need. Their vision is for animals to live a life, free of cruelty, suffering, and homelessness. On this day we were able to live up to the mission at hand. All six of the puppies were greeted with love and found new families to become apart of. It was such a great day for Fitzgerald Countryside Subaru and the Humane Sociely of Pinellas. Together we were able to bring joy to six new fur babies and six new families. It was truly an unforgettable day!
Subaru Loves To Care: Mease Countryside Blanket Delivery - Trevor R.
For the eighth year, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society® (LLS) is partnering with Subaru and its retailers to spread warmth, love, and relief to cancer patients and their families as part of the Subaru Loves to Care® initiative. As part of the monthlong program, Subaru customers and retailers write encouraging messages of hope in-store to accompany cozy blankets—sharing love and warmth with those who need it most. This June, Mease Countryside hospital and its staff graciously partnered with local Subaru retailer, Fitzgerald Countryside Subaru to hand deliver 80 blankets to the oncology patients at Mease Countryside hospital. LLS is honored to have the opportunity to connect with our community of patients in such a unique and intimate way. It takes a village, and together, we will shine light on the darkness of cancer.
A Great Buying Experience! - Aimee S.
Everyone was super helpful with getting me into my dream car. They were knowledgeable and friendly and quick to answer any questions. I highly recommend Fitzgerald Subaru for your automotive needs. Thank you Blaez, Leon, Corinna, and Andre for making my day! I truly enjoyed the buying experience.
Fitzgerald's Subaru Support Non-Profit Pinellas Beekeepers Association - Johnny W.
The Pinellas Beekeepers Association is grateful for the support of Fitzgerald's Subaru as a Corporate Sponsor in the Nurse Bee category. This donation provides support, equipment, and education for honey bees in Pinellas County and our 100% volunteer run organization.
Sharing the Love and Making a Difference Together. - Laurie V.
Every year our friends at Fitzgerald Countryside Subaru help us find homes for dozens of homeless dogs and cats by hosting adoption events for the Humane Society of Pinellas at their dealership. Their front portico becomes our doggy showroom, and their inside showroom becomes cat central. We rarely leave the adoption event with any of the pets we arrived with. And it’s even rarer if at least one of those pets doesn’t go home with a Subaru employee. To say they are animal lovers is an understatement. But they just don’t make our pets in need of a home feel welcome; they make us feel like family. They make our adopters feel like family. Every adoption event we hold together is filled with happy smiles, excitement, wagging tails, and purring kittens. To see pets find families within a couple of hours lifts our hearts, and with each pet adopted, we’re able to open our doors to more homeless pets in need of help. This year Fitzgerald Countryside Subaru expanded its support by joining us in the fight to help keep pets and families together. They hosted our Fill the Trunk Pet Food Drive at the most recent adoption event. Asking their clients and staff to help fill the back of a Subaru SUV with pet food benefiting our Pet Food Pantry. In challenging economic times like these, our Pantry provides free food to people in our community who need help feeding their pets. Helping pets stay with their families is a critical part of our mission. The more pets and families we help, the less likely they will be surrendered to a shelter. The Fill the Trunk Pet Food Drive was a big success. Subaru clients came together with Humane Society supporters to help their neighbors by donating pet food. But our biggest and quietest supporter of the food drive was Fitzgerald Countryside Subaru. When they saw our excitement at all the food donated, they just smiled and loaded up that trunk. We’re proud and grateful to be a favorite charity of theirs. Their generosity and support make a difference for every pet needing a loving home. Together, we’re changing lives one pet at a time.
Love Promises Fulfilled! - Darren R.
Pet adoption events at Fitzgerald Countryside Subaru attract animal lovers of all ages and stages of life ready to open their homes and hearts to animas in need. Young families seeking energetic dogs for energetic children. People courting cats for curled-up moments of kinship. Senior citizens in search of love and companionship during times of unprecedented isolation. They all joined us at the dealership for our October 2021 adoption event, which succeeded in placing every animal at the event (nine dogs and eight cats) in their new forever homes. The end result? Love Promises fulfilled! These adopters will benefit from the emotional and physical benefits of pet ownership; vulnerable animals find the new beginnings they desperately need; and pet homelessness in the community is reduced – all thanks to the partnership between Humane Society of Pinellas and Fitzgerald Countryside Subaru. Everybody loves stories with happy endings!
Because Subaru Loves Pets, Spot Was Saved - Sherri S.
Almost completely hairless and severely underweight, 7-year-old Spot came to our facility in a heartbreaking state. Confiscated by law enforcement in a neighboring county, Spot was malnourished and diagnosed with scabies. Upon her arrival, our medical team jumped into action performing the necessary tests and discovered that Spot had an upper respiratory infection, a bacterial skin infection known as pyoderma, infections in both of her ears that caused bleeding, intestinal parasites, and a complication with her right eye, known as entropion. Entropion is a condition in which the eyelid folds inward, causing the eyelashes to rub against the cornea causing discomfort and loss of vision if corrective surgery is not performed. On top of all her infections, her bloodwork determined that she was also heartworm positive. With worms living in her heart and bloodstream, Spot is required to remain on low activity and endure the entirety of the 2-month long treatment that consists of 3 phases of injections. Through all of her testing, staff handling, and constant pain, Spot’s tail continued to wag. We resumed Spot’s scabies medication as well as begun treatment of her other ailments and scheduled her eyelid repair procedure. Because of the Subaru Loves Pets program, Spot was able to receive the expensive medical treatment she needed to stay alive, and thrive. Spot's hair grew back in, her eye was saved, and she received the heartworm treatment needed. Spot was adopted into her Furever home on 10/06/20! Amazing matches like this one are made possible by the support of our dedicated partners like Michael Hohl Subaru. The Subaru Loves Pets promotion allowed us to waive the adoption fees for a shelter dog in need every day during the month of October, and as a result 31 shelter dogs in need just like Dax Shepherd received essential life-saving care and found Forever Homes. ~The NHS team and all of our shelter pets thank you from the paw-tom of our hearts for your support Subaru!
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