The 2023 Subaru Love Promise Community Commitment Award

The 2023 Subaru Love Promise Community Commitment Award

We've been nationally recognized for our dedication to our community and the Subaru Love Promise.

We're honored to receive the 2023 Subaru Love Promise Community Commitment Award. This award nationally recognizes Subaru retailers who are making the world a better place while demonstrating an outstanding commitment to supporting passions and causes in local communities. These efforts are focused in important areas such as the environment, community, health, education, and pets.

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.

The 2023 Subaru Love Promise Community Commitment Award
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Love Promise Stories from Bergstrom Subaru Oshkosh

Subaru and Bergstrom Subaru Oshkosh 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.

Olive Gets a Second Chance - Cindy F.

The Neenah Animal Shelter is grateful to Bergstrom Subaru of Oshkosh for selecting us as a partner in the Subaru Loves Pets promotion. During the month of October Bergstrom Subaru donated $100 for every pet adoption. In addition, from October 18 - October 28, we were able to host a clear the shelter, reduced adoption fee promotion. During the month 35 cats and dogs were adopted. Olive, the cat was one of the lucky ones to find her new home. This was her second stay at the shelter. She was first brought to us in 2019. Her owners decided they didn't want her. At the time it was observed she has a slight deformity of her face and eye. She was matted, dirty and had an upper respiratory infection. The team restored her health and helped her find a new home where she lived for the next two years. In June, 2023 her family had to make the difficult decision to return her to the shelter because they couldn't afford her medical care. Olive needed surgery to remove a tumor under her tongue. Once again, NAS took her in and restored her to health. Fortunately, the tumor was benign. Despite her hardships, Olive has determination and is still a loving cat with a sweet personality. Her unusual shaped face and eye give her character and her new family think she's purr-fect. They say, three times is a charm. We sincerely hope that Olive lives the charmed life she deserves!

Neenah Animal Shelter

Helping our fur babies - Kristine L.

We are so grateful for our continued partnership with Bergstrom Subaru of Oshkosh and all they do for our fur babies! They truly live the Subaru Love Promise® of Subaru Loves Pets®! They always go above and beyond to show that love when they do their annual Subaru Loves Dogs event and through the Subaru Loves Pets® initiative. With their donations, we are able to continue saving the lives of animals and finding them loving homes. The donors we have are truly the heart and soul of our organization and the support that Bergstrom Subaru of Oshkosh is able to provide helps us in our mission to help every animal that comes to our doors. Our partnership with Bergstrom Subaru of Oshkosh helps make it possible for thousands of animals to receive the specialized care they need. Because of your heart, we at OAHS can continue to make a difference, one animal at a time. Thank you for believing in second chances!

Oshkosh Area Humane Society

Subaru Loves to Care - cancer patients - Hannah R.

This past July, Bergstrom Subaru of Oshkosh along with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society®, presented blankets and notes of encouragement to patients as they were receiving their treatments. There were patients who had received blankets from previous donations but never had the opportunity to actually meet and thank the representative from Bergstrom Subaru of Oshkosh. On the day of delivery, one patient's face lit up as she saw us walk in and she exclaimed, "I can't wait to get the note of encouragement along with the blanket! You may not know it, but those notes of encouragement have kept me and many others going. THANK YOU!" This particular patient was in her third bout with cancer, and this small act of kindness gave her the hope to keep fighting. The staff took a couple of minutes to look through all of the notes of encouragement and had to wipe away tears and immediately knew exactly which patient would get which card. To be able to be a part of this moment and see the smiles from the patients receiving their treatments was a special thing. We feel a true connection from Bergstrom Subaru of Oshkosh and their team to not just guests who purchase a vehicle from them, but they are also committed to their community and most importantly the individuals! You really don't see that from other business. We appreciate getting to partner with Bergstrom Subaru of Oshkosh in the Subaru Loves to Care® initiative. The representatives from Bergstrom Subaru of Oshkosh all said that getting the opportunity to visit with and give a blanket and note of encouragement was a humbling experience. "We wish there was more that we could do for these courageous individuals. Their passion for life is amazing. We appreciate the ability to do this for our community. "We thank the social workers, nurses, and the Vince Lombardi Cancer Center cancer care team. We could feel the comfort and closeness they feel and bring to their patients every single day. Thank you again to Bergstrom Subaru of Oshkosh for their continued commitment for their local community's blood cancer patients and the LLS. As we move forward and closer to a cure, individuals like Bergstrom Subaru of Oshkosh help bring a light to the darkness of cancer.

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Thank You Bergstrom Subaru of Oshkosh! - Jessica C.

Thank you, Bergstrom Subaru of Oshkosh! With the generous support of donors like you, the Boys & Girls Club of Oshkosh has been able to do so much for children and families this year. We’ve doubled the number of kids served each day at our afterschool and summer care site at Omro Elementary School. We are serving more youth in the summer, with kids going to our sites at Peace Lutheran Church (in its fourth year), our new Omro site (in its second year), and our Downtown Oshkosh Club. Our BE GREAT: graduate staff at Oshkosh West and North High Schools are now in school all day, helping teens stay on track to graduate on time with a plan for after graduation. With your support, we also added more transportation. We transport youth to the club each day from nine Oshkosh schools, including elementary, middle, and high schools. Having additional vehicles has allowed us to triple the number of kids we bring to the club each day, allowing another 120 kids to get services at the club. The new staff members we were able to hire in 2021-2022 have been working hard to implement new programs and add further support to those that need it the most. Here are some of the ways they are making an impact: • Our BE GREAT: graduate staff at Oshkosh West and Oshkosh North are serving over 60 teens with a 93% on-time graduation rate. • Our Big Futures Mentoring Program at the club, a partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters, has helped us increase the number of youths receiving additional mentoring support, including homework help and exploring career interests. We currently have 15 mentee-mentor matches and are looking for more adult mentors. • Each week, 100% of club members participate in a social and emotional learning program that focuses on positive behaviors, mindfulness, social skills, appropriate relationships, and healthy expression of emotions. We hired a full-time behavior intervention specialist who adds further support for youth who are having a difficult time handling strong emotions and/or have a hard time constructively expressing their emotions. Our behavior intervention specialist helps these youth by creating behavior plans and holding one-on-one sessions. Along with our Director of Social and Emotional Wellness, over 300 individualized meetings were held with youth last year. Our newest program at Omro Elementary School allows for another 80 kids to have a safe place to go after school and during the summer. A few more ways your support has helped our youth and families: • We added a third driver's education class last year, allowing 45 teens to take the program annually. To date, 85 teens have received their licenses! • Our Basic Needs Program did wonderful things for both youth and families: 300 showers and 450 loads of laundry were done at the Club, 400 basic needs items and 455 Club scholarships were given out, and 220 children received gifts through our Adopt a Family Christmas program. Not to mention the 1,500 healthy meals and snacks given to club members at no additional cost! One of the most exciting parts of the last year was breaking ground on the club’s Expansion & Community Center project! Over the past few years, our club has been at capacity, our waitlists have the club looking for assistance. Because of this, you can imagine how exciting it’s been to watch our club begin to transform through this project. The 5-part project includes the recently completed Bergstrom Automatic Learning Center (our Radford classroom expansion), more space for middle school children, a new Teen Center, a new playground and multi-purpose field, a second gym, and a community center. When complete, this project will double the club’s footprint, allow us to serve 150+ more youth daily, and help us better serve families in Oshkosh. We would not be able to expand our services and meet the growing needs of our community’s children and families without generous donors like Bergstrom Subaru of Oshkosh. Thank you for helping us build great futures for Oshkosh's youth! - Thank you from everyone at the Boys & Girls Club of Oshkosh.

Oshkosh Boys and Girls Club

Marley get her "Happily Ever After" - Cindy F.

We are grateful for our partnership with Bergstrom Subaru of Oshkosh. Their commitment helped us turn yet another tale of woe in to a “happily ever after” outcome. Six-year old Marley was surrendered to the Neenah Animal Shelter (NAS) in January. Her people had to make the difficult decision to surrender her when financial hardship left them homeless. It quickly became clear that Marley favored one of her hind legs. A medical exam revealed a serious hip issue and a Femoral Head Osteotomy (FHO) was recommended. True to the NAS mission to humanely care for animals in need of temporary shelter and LifeFirst® commitment to never euthanize for lack of space or funding, the decision to proceed with the surgery was an easy call. Marley was prepped for surgery, but the vet was shocked by the amount of damage to the femoral head and the hip joint that wasn’t visible on the x-rays. Basically, there was not enough remaining structure to do the repair. The next course of action will be to manage her pain with daily medications. Despite being a sweet, affectionate girl, Marley’s age and now lifelong medical issues made her less appealing to adopters. Bergstrom Subaru’s commitment and support helped ensure we didn’t have to give up on Marley no matter how long it took to find just the right people. And sure enough, it took just over three months, but Marley went home. She is the most faithful of companions to her new family; especially her new mom who reports that Marley won’t leave her side and goes everywhere with her.

Neenah Animal Shelter

Subaru Ambassadors join with Bergstrom Subaru of Oshkosh for their Earth Day clean up - Edward L.

Today I had the pleasure of joining Bergstrom Subaru of Oshkosh for their Subaru Loves the Earth® event. We cleaned up Washburn frontage road and their car lots. It's amazing how much garbage the group of about 20 people picked up in about an hour. It's also important everyone works together because we all live on the same planet and need to take care of it. Subaru of America and its retailers have diverted over eight million pieces of hard-to-recycle trash from landfills all around the country through the Subaru Loves the Earth initiative. Last April Subaru and its Ambassadors gathered 23.21 tons of waste. Hopefully this year we beat that!

It’s easy to sniff out why Subarus are the best vehicles not only for humans, but pets as well! - Catherine G.

Thank you Bergstrom Subaru of Oshkosh! Fetch, an incredible six year old Border Collie, needed an additional environment to prepare for final touches on her in NACSW K9 Nose Work trial. You were so kind to open your body shop for us to practice in. The environment was perfect because it offered high ceilings, lots of opportunity for the odors of birch, anise, and clove to travel due to the overhead doors, and sunshine. After she was able to explore this area we moved into the waiting room and long hallways. It was an instructor’s dream to have so many locations to set up complex odor problems and Fetch’s dream to explore, solve the odor patterns, and then tell mom where the odor tin was located. Not only did Fetch get rewarded for each hide…but after practice Brad, Guest Experience Leader, gave Fetch a Subaru toy to play with and take home! After we went into the general sales room and got to explore all the new models and climb into the tent on top of the Ascent! Thank you for not only your support but your encouragement. You really do care about humans and dogs! Awesome! All a4 paw star.... Kelly and Fetch and Catherine, Coach at Well Balanced Dog

Not even a snow storm will stop Subaru employees from coming to the rescue! - Kendra K.

On March 25, 2023 we had a snow storm that wouldn’t allow me to get to the Subaru dealership to pick up my vehicle from the service department. I really needed my vehicle to be able to do my daily travels. I was surprised when the manager told me that two employees would come to drop off my vehicle at my home and pick up the rental vehicle I was using in the interim. I was skeptical that a couple of Subaru employees would venture out in the snow storm to drop off my vehicle and take the rental back. Imagine my surprise when about an hour later two Subaru employees arrived at my house to switch vehicles. They even took the time to transfer items from the rental to my vehicle. They did it all with a smile. I’ve only heard of other people having experiences like this from other dealerships, but I can now say that I’ve experienced this Subaru love myself! Every time I drive past the Bergstrom Subaru Oshkosh dealership, I feel a true sense of pride that no matter what…not even a snow storm will stop the enduring devotion and love that Subaru boasts about. Bergstrom Subaru of Oshkosh is definitely more than a dealership, they are a retailer who cares and they are my retailer for life! I would dare to say that they are even better than a mail carrier…not even a snow storm will stop them from coming to the aid of their guests!

Subaru Loves Learning - Sean F.

Our teachers at Valley Christian School are always looking for creative ways to make education in the classroom more interactive and interesting. Our partnership with Bergstrom Subaru of Oshkosh, we are able to help several of our classrooms do just that. Our teachers are beyond excited to enhance their classroom learning by purchasing much needed supplies. These include: books, STEM building sets, Math games, Science kits, white boards, and much needed classroom tables and learning centers. This gift helps take our students from being passive listeners/learners and turns them into active listeners/learners.

Subaru Shows the Love at Valentine's Day - James M.

You know that when you see someone dressed up in a tux and handing out roses to everyone in the dealership, this is more than a gimmick. Bergstrom Subaru of Oshkosh truly lives and practices what they talk about...showing LOVE. It was a small gesture, but seeing the smiles and yes, some tears were well worth it. This is one of many reasons that I come back to Bergstrom Subaru. They show their LOVE throughout the year and they really get behind everything that they do. Well done Bergstrom Subaru of Oshkosh!

Subaru Loves to Help® - James B.

This past month, Father Carr's received an email from their Subaru Love Promise Coordinator to let us know that we would be receiving a visit from a couple representatives from their dealership with a donation. This was news to me, as I had just stepped into the role of Executive Director only a few months ago. I was shocked and intrigued about this Subaru Loves to Help and what the donation would be. Father Carr's ministry has been helping the needy souls in the Oshkosh community and beyond for 49 years. It is because of donors, volunteers, and supporters like Bergstrom Subaru that we can help the impoverished community. We are a ministry that operate on private donations only. We are not subsidized by any government funding. Our benefactors believe in the goals Father Martin Carr scripted almost 50 years ago. That is to provide HOPE to all those in need. We live the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 25 through our ministry. Hundreds of people use our shelters throughout the year. The socks that were so generously donated are typically one of the first items of clothing that residents ask for. This donation will be greatly appreciated by those who receive them. So again, a big THANK YOU to Bergstrom Subaru of Oshkosh and to Subaru's Loves to Help program. We also appreciate the board games that were also donated and will be the starter for our Christmas collection.

Father Carr's Place 2B

Subaru and Toys for Tots - Grant K.

This past Christmas season the team at Bergstrom Subaru of Oshkosh teamed up with a local chapter of Toys for Tots to collect toys for children in the area that may not otherwise be able to have any presents under their Christmas tree. Our team had fun challenging each other and showing off their unique donations for a great cause. We were able to meet with our local Toys for Tots chairman and got a quick tour of his very full garage and also the facility where all of the toys are grouped and then families are able to 'shop' for their children. It makes you feel very fortunate for what we all have. We enjoy our continued partnership with Toys for Tots.

A story of hope - Cheryl R.

The Oshkosh Area Humane Society has been partnering with Bergstrom Subaru for several years, and our partnership has helped many animals get the help they need and also find their new furever homes. Here is one such story: We at OAHS never want to hear the words, "shot in the face" ever again. We were alerted to another animal in need of medical support due to cruelty. We had a Good Samaritan bring in a cat that was found wondering with visible injuries. After a quick exam it was felt that transporting this cat to Blue Pearl Pet Hospital in Appleton was necessary. After arriving, it was noted that the cat's lower jaw was essentially gone and X-rays showed buckshot lodged throughout his body. He had been a victim of cruelty more than once. Despite the trauma he had endured, the red-haired cat, dubbed 'Richie Cunningham,' was super friendly to the medical team caring for him, and enjoyed gentle pets and even tried to head butt hands to solicit more attention. Richie had an extensive surgery to remove the remaining bone fragments, dead tissue and skin. Miraculously, his tongue and upper jaw were unharmed, and he was able to drink and eat on his own after his surgery. After Richie's surgery, he was placed in a foster home where he adored being inside, happily rolling around on the floor and purring. Law enforcement began an investigation which unfortunately never led to the perpetrator of this horrible act of cruelty. We can only hope that Richie's story will serve as a reminder to people to always report any knowledge or suspicion of animal cruelty, abuse or neglect to law enforcement and their local animal shelter. Be a voice for those who have none. It takes everyone, working together, to put a stop to animal cruelty. After several weeks of recovery, Richie was fully healed and ready to find his forever home which he found with Diane. We are so happy to report that he is living the pampered life he deserves! OAHS is most grateful for all the financial support given to help pay for Richie's medical expenses. The generosity of our community partners made it possible for OAHS to do what they do best - save the lives of animals in desperate need. Thank you Bergstrom Subaru for all of your continued support.

Oshkosh Area Humane Society

Neenah Animal Shelter Share the Love - Cindy F.

Through our partnership with Bergstrom Subaru of Oshkosh, the Neenah Animal Shelter (NAS) was able to adopt out 60 cats and dogs during the October 2022 Share the Love event. Lieutenant (Lt.) Dan’s adoption story stands out. Lt. Dan arrived at NAS as a kitten. He we unique in that he was missing his rear left leg, but he never let that slow him down. While in care, the stump of his missing leg wasn’t properly healing so he bravely faced surgery to amputate closer to his hip joint. The surgery was a success and he healed up nicely. Despite his sweet nature and curious spirit, Lt. Dan kept being passed over. NAS promoted him during a feature on WFRV and throughout the Subaru Share the Love event. Finally, just the right person came along and could see his abilities rather than disability and Lt. Dan is now in his forever home living his best life. We are grateful for the support of Bergstrom Subaru of Oshkosh as we stay true to our LifeFirst™ Philosophy to never euthanize because of lack of space or funding. Because Subaru is committed to Share the Love, Lt. Dan was restored to health and found his forever home!

Neenah Animal Shelter

OAHS Share the Love - Cheryl R.

Meet Khloe, one of many happy stories made possible because of our partnership with Bergstrom Subaru of Oshkosh. Khloe was brought to OAHS after her owner could no longer care for her due to personal medical issues. Khloe was 8 years old and had medical issues of her own, including having chronic skin infections which caused her great discomfort. Khloe was immediately examined by the OAHS medical staff and started on a trial of medications to heal her skin. OAHS placed Khloe in a foster home to ensure a speedy recovery. Unable to resist this pup’s loving personality, her foster home turned out to be her forever home! New beginnings like Khloe’s are made possible because of the generosity shown to OAHS through the Bergstrom Subaru Share the Love Campaign and the ongoing vision of the Subaru Love Promise to show love and respect to all people and animals. Working with Grant, Brad, and all of the dedicated Subaru staff members has been our pleasure. Teamwork is what it takes to make any worthwhile endeavor a success. We are proud to have Bergstrom Subaru as part of our team; working together to provide compassionate care and comfort to animals in need and building a community that promotes humane treatment of all animals.

OAHS

Bergstrom Subaru Loves to Care for Cancer Patients - Brenda K.

As a lymphoma cancer survivor, LLS staff member Jess Pfister knows firsthand the reality of what it is like to sit in the chemotherapy chair: the odd taste, the tiredness, and the wave of coldness that rushes through your body. She remembers her first chemo treatment and feeling so scared of the unknown and the isolation of this experience. Something as small as a blanket may mean so little to the everyday person, but comfort and the symbol of hope and support accompany this Subaru Loves to Care blanket delivery and brings a spark of love to blood cancer patients. Bergstrom Subaru of Oshkosh brought this spark of love as we delivered these blankets to some extraordinary ladies in the infusion room at the Vince Lombardi Cancer Center in Oshkosh on June 27th. As we entered the room, their faces lit up. They loved the chance to have visitors and feel their local community's support. Hand-written letters were delivered with each blanket by Brad and his Bergstrom Subaru of Oshkosh team. As Brad mentioned, "This is the least we could do for some courageous individuals." Brad is particularly touched by the LLS and wants to give back to cancer patients after losing his mom to blood cancer. His hope to find a cure means that no one else should have to lose a loved one too soon. Thank you to the social workers, nurses, and the Vince Lombardi Cancer Center cancer care team. We could feel the closeness and comfort they bring their patients daily. Thank you to Bergstrom Subaru for their continued support and dedication to their community's blood cancer patients and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. To Dayton, an LLS volunteer and WI board member, thank you for being part of this event. As we move closer and closer to a CURE, individuals like you bring light to the darkness of cancer.

The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

Not just a salesman - Mari M.

Recently, I purchased a new Subaru Outback. While I was getting ready to take a test drive, I received a distressing phone call from my son. Seems there had been an active shooter report at my grandson's middle school. My salesman Brian could see I was clearly upset, so while I was taking the test drive, he went into the dealership and did some research and found out it was only a student threat. When I returned from the test drive, this news immediately calmed my nerves. It is not the reason I purchased the vehicle but it is the reason I will always use and recommend Bergstrom Subaru moving forward. Thank you Brian and thank you to the staff for being so accommodating.

Subaru shows love - Brad J.

It never seems to amaze me how Bergstrom Subaru of Oshkosh goes out of their way to show their love for not only their community, but also their guests. They gave away roses at Valentine’s Day, tulips at Mother’s Day, and they had a very meaningful Memorial Day display. They truly make their guests and community know that they are loved. The team makes that very evident in not only their displays, but how they interact with their guests.

Bergstrom Subaru Shares the Love with BGC Oshkosh - Jessica C.

Bergstrom Subaru Shared the Love with Boys & Girls Club of Oshkosh when they presented us with a generous donation to help improve the lives of children and families in Oshkosh. The Club offers a dynamic learning environment that includes age-appropriate programs, mentoring by caring adult professionals and outstanding facilities, all for an annual fee of only $25 per child. In addition to the clubhouses, and Camp Radford, the Boys & Girls Club also provides after-school care at four elementary schools and six community learning centers. In the last two years we opened another site for summer at Peace Lutheran and an after-school care site in Omro to serve more kids that were on our waiting list. Because of wonderful donors like you, the Boys & Girls Club of Oshkosh can continue to meet the critical needs of Children. Our kids are able to benefit every day from the healthy meals and snacks we have been able to provide them. We provide programming that ensures children and families feel supported and thrive in their community to help break the cycle of poverty. Once virtual learning with our members ended in 2021, we added 4 new sites for children in need. In the Oshkosh Area School District, we opened an after-school program for South Park Middle School and North High School and added a staff member for our Be Great Graduate mentoring program at West High School. Completely new is our site for the Omro School District for their elementary school where we enrolled 50 new members in Fall. While adding sites is always amazing for the kids you support, we also added bus routes to get kids from full after-school care sites at Read, Jefferson, Merrill, Oaklawn Elementary, Perry Tipler, Merrill and Webster Middle School and West High School. Transportation allows another 110 kids to get services at the Club each week. With all these new ways to serve kids we increased our average daily attendance by about 70%. The Club was also able to add new staff members for new programs including: Katrina Gesell, our Director of Omro, is at our newest site located at Omro Elementary School for another 70 kids who need after school services. Caitlin Cheslock, our Director of Social Emotional Wellness, coordinates programming for all members related to positive behaviors, mindfulness, social skills and appropriate relationships, and healthy expression of emotions. She also helps staff to come up with better plans for kids who exhibit behavioral challenges and is in charge of our behavioral management program. Jay Gibson, our Big Futures Mentoring Coordinator, heads our Big Future Mentoring program, a collaborative effort of the Club and Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Central Wisconsin which matches adult mentors with youth in 6th through 8th grade at the Boys & Girls Club. Goal of youth staying in the program until they graduate from high school and go on to the workforce or higher education. The program focuses on helping youth grow academically and develop decision-making and life skills. Youth will meet mentors at the Club, where they will get homework help, read together, learn to cook together and get access to all Club spaces and programs. This program allows the Club to go from 30 middle school mentees to 70 middle school mentees! Other new programs that you help make happen include: •Parent Classes with Head Start. These classes are for parents we serve that use our basic needs services to help give them some new skills as well as engage the partners we want to bring into the new community center space. • Partnering with the YMCA to have teens participate in workouts and gym time during the summer. • Partnering with the Oshkosh Police Department to have officers come and spend time with our members to build positive relationships as well as read to kids in partnership with the Oshkosh Noon Kiwanis • Junior Achievement Partnership to teach financial literacy for our 5th and 6th graders during summer and a visit to their new reality store for our 8th – 12th grade students. Finally, we unveiled the exciting news of the Club’s plans to expand and remodel the building, located at 501 E. Parkway. These plans include a new community center space, gym and green space. The Club will be able to serve an additional 150 children with the completion. The community center will allow area organizations to come together to better service families in Oshkosh. All of these amazing things are able to happen because of the support you give the Club. Thank you for helping youth to build great futures!

Boys & Girls Club Oshkosh

Enhancing Classroom Education for Youth - Carey H.

Our teachers at Valley Christian School are always looking for creative ways to make education in the classroom more interesting and interactive. Thanks to your grant, 6 of our teachers were able to acquire a wide variety of teaching tools to make learning fun. A lot of focus has been on STEM in recent years and many of the items we received will enhance education in that area. Some of the things we received included: math manipulatives and curriculum enhancers, STEM building sets, Geometric building sets, math games to help master our math facts and make the process more appealing to students so they are eager to learn and play the games, some guided reading books to help all levels of abilities, transparent reading strips to help kid's eyes focus as they read, science kits for on hands learning by creating a variety of models such as wind turbines, simple machines and electromagnets, materials to help kids learn how to be organized and how to gather materials independently to complete projects, equipment to help kids create their own games for reviewing concepts and much more. These are just a few examples of manipulatives and tools we received to enhance the learning environment in our classrooms. Our teachers love to incorporate innovative ways to make learning more interactive rather than kids always passively listening to the teachers convey the material they need to learn and this grant helps to make it possible. It is wonderful to see your organization helping so many different places with these grants. Because of this, the quality of life for the people who benefit from all of these organizations is greatly enhanced.

CARE TO SHARE - John N.

Love the crew at Subaru. Received a phone call from Brad.' WE ARE ON BOARD AGAIN THIS YEAR" Then three energetic guys came to our Mother Teresa Center and delivered some warm and cozy blankets for our Family Holiday event - just like they did last year. This year they added some warm socks and also did a collection for our food pantry. They went above and beyond for us, for the families in need during the Holidays. Because of their caring nature - they reach out and share to those in need. God Bless their Efforts!

Father Carrs Place 2 B

Molt & Plume: Husky Brothers - Ellen P.

On August 16th, 2021 a kind Samaritan noticed two handsome huskies sharing a pizza out of the trash can of a local restaurant and thought they could use some help finding their way home. The fuzzy dogs were brought to the Neenah Animal Shelter to be scanned for microchips and posted on our Facebook page. Staff thought the seniors would be reunited with their family within a few hours, but unfortunately the days ticked by with no response from their family ever came. Once the state mandatory stray hold period of 4 days was complete, the huskies were examined by a veterinarian which put their estimated age at over 10 years old. Molt, the white boy, has a large benign mass on his elbow and weak hips. Both dogs were in desperate need of a dental cleaning and some extractions too. They received the medical treatment they needed and a good grooming. Plume and Molt waited and waited for their forever family to find them. In the meantime, they taught every dog in the shelter how to howl in harmony when they weren’t in the play yard basking in the sun. Finally, an application came through during the Subaru Loves Dogs Event for them that sounded like an ideal fit! A single person with a female senior husky was looking to expand their family by 8 furry paws! October 16th, exactly two months after intake, Plume and Molt headed home! A few weeks later, we received the below update from the boys. “As you can see from the attached pictures, we are setting nicely into our forever home. Mom changed our names to Ice (Molt) and Sky (Plume). She says our names a LOT, so we are getting used to them. Mom takes each of us separately on two walks a day. We love taking walks and being outside! However, we do not like it when Mom takes one of us alone on a walk. We don't like being without each other (or our sister now), so we howl loudly at the front bay window until she returns. We imagine that it has been pretty quiet there at the shelter without us for the past two weeks. Between the barking and the howling at night, Mom is not getting much sleep. She is adjusting, though, and every day we are becoming more like a family! Thank you to all our friends at the Neenah Animal Shelter! We miss you, but do not want to come back. We are very happy where we are! Love,Ice (Molt) and Sky (Plume)”

Neenah Animal Shelter

Subaru Loves to Care - Jennifer S.

Subaru of America, Inc. continued its longtime partnership with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) for the sixth consecutive year to send love, hope and warmth to patients battling cancer during Subaru Loves to Care month in June. As part of the partnership, Bergstrom Subaru and a record 606 participating Subaru retailers nationwide supported more than 40,000 blood cancer patients by mailing blankets and messages of hope, handwritten with love and care by Subaru retailers and customers, directly to patients’ homes. Visitors to Bergstrom Subaru retailers were given the opportunity to write personalized messages of support to cancer patients in their local communities. Our local LLS Upper Plains Region couldn’t be more thankful for Bergstrom Subaru coming alongside our patients in such a tangible and comforting way during cancer treatment! Survivor Kaleb and his family says it best below: Subaru Partners— Thank you all for the support you have given to our son, Kaleb, who was diagnosed with AML in January of 2020. Our family has received help through the LLS Travel Assistance program and the Urgent Need program. These two have helped out our family tremendously. Not only for travel cost, but not having the burden to worry about other costs associated with having a child in the hospital for six months and ongoing appointments after that for follow-up. Your support and generosity is appreciated more than you will ever know. We are so blessed to have organizations like yours to help families like us. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts! Dave, Cassandra, Kaleb, and Alayna

Dorian - The Dog That Went Viral! - Cindy F.

Dorian, an 8-month old pup, arrived at the Neenah Animal Shelter in early February, 2021 with a “hitch in his giddy-up.” It was quickly discovered he had not one, but two fractured tibias on his rear legs. No one knows what kind of pup antics caused the fractures, but it was clear he needed surgery to ensure proper healing. A call was put out to the community to fund Dorian’s $5,000+ surgery. NBC26 and a local radio station picked up his story. Dorian captured hearts and in less than three days generous donors raised over $7,000 to ensure Dorian’s future as an energetic, playful pup. (Funds raised in excess of the needed $5,000 have been designated to Help Me Heal for other animals with extraordinary, second chance needs.) We can never anticipate what level of care any particular animal will need when they come to our shelter, but our LifeFirst Philosophy is a commitment to never euthanize any animal because of lack of space or funding. That means we depend on the generosity of our community to help fund extraordinary medical care costs. Bergstrom Subaru of Oshkosh is a valued member of our community. Recently their Love Promise provided a $15,700+ award to the Neenah Animal Shelter to ensure we can care for other animals like Dorian that come through our door regardless of their special needs. Dorian has been a champ throughout his ordeal and soon he’ll be looking forward to running at full speed into the arms of his forever family. Submitted by: Cindy Flauger, NAS Executive Director

Subaru Loves to Care - John N.

Do you know what a great feeling it is to have a company reach out to you with a great donation? Brad and some team representatives from Bergstrom Subaru Oshkosh did just that and their donation of care blankets really made a difference here at Father Carr's Place 2 B. It was not only their generous donation of blankets to our shelter but the personal touch they brought along with it. A great crew came to deliver them and they stopped and spoke to our volunteers and thanked them for the work they do in our community. Even John Begrstrom came and thanked us for all the good that is done by Father Carr's. We rely on volunteers and donors to do our mission and Bergstrom Subaru reinforced that Spirit of Teamwork = THANK YOU

Father Carr’s Place 2B