Did Conley Subaru go above and beyond, provide exceptional service, or support causes that are important to you? We'd love to hear about it.
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 2024 Subaru Love Promise 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 Conley 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.
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.
Did Conley Subaru go above and beyond, provide exceptional service, or support causes that are important to you? We'd love to hear about it.
SUBMIT A STORYIn a perfect world, hunger would be history and hope would be commonplace. We believe a perfect world is possible.
In 2020, Subaru and its retailers made a donation to Feeding America to provide 50 million meals to help feed people in need during the COVID-19 crisis,* making meals available at 199 local food banks across the country.
*$1 helps provide at least 10 meals secured by Feeding America on behalf of local member food banks.
Subaru and our retailers are committed to protecting and preserving the Earth, not just by our words, but also by our actions.
More than 13 million pieces of hard-to-recycle waste collected and recycled through TerraCycle®.
Subaru believes we all should have a chance to lead a healthy life. That's why Subaru and its retailers, like us, partner with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society® (LLS) and their local hospital or cancer treatment center to give warm blankets and encouraging messages of hope, written by retailers and Subaru customers in their stores, to support patients facing cancer. Through our partnership with LLS, we've supported nearly 350,000 cancer patients nationwide. We're proud to be LLS'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 will have supported more than 470,000 students nationwide and are proud to be their largest corporate supporter.
Subaru believes all pets deserve a loving home. That's why Subaru and its retailers, like us, partner with a local animal shelter every October to provide direct financial assistance and host adoption events to help animals find loving homes. Through our partnership with local and national organizations, we have donated over $51 million, which has supported the adoption, rescue, transport, and health of over 420,000 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 2,100 local charities where Subaru owners live and work.
Now, after 15 years, Subaru and our retailers have donated over $256 million to charity all to give back and to make the world a better place.
Conley 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. Conley Subaru’s goal is to build relationships with our customers. We strive to create an atmosphere that is inviting, an experience that is rewarding and a process that is easy to do business with. We want our customers to feel value. Conley Subaru wants to build value and reasons why to do business with our company. We always try to inform our customers of our driven processes to give our customers a consistent consumer process. We will always try to be efficient and respectful of our Customers time and build trust and honestly to create the best Customers experience. Conley Subaru one family, one town, one dealership since 1966. Conley Subaru where we treat you like family.
Humane Society of Manatee County|Human Society of Lakewood Ranch|Puts for Muts
Moffit Cancer Center|Callaghan Tire Pro Am |Toy for Tots|Eye Center Vision Protection
Prime Elementary
4-H Clubs Of Manatee County|Fit to Run Robinson Preserve 5k |Costal Conservatin Assoc
Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute Bradenton
Subaru and Conley 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.
Thank you Conley Subaru and Subaru Loves Pets! Once again the Humane Society at Lakewood Ranch was fortunate to have Conley Subaru choose our shelter to partner with during the 2024 Subaru Loves Pets month. They generously gave us $4,000 to cover medical costs to save more local homeless pets. We had another wonderful Subaru Loves Pets Adoption Event at Conley Subaru on October 17, where we brought dogs, kittens and a bunny! Everyone had so much fun playing with the animals. All of those animals have since found their forever homes. Take darling Dewey - an active 2-year-old beagle mix. He was the star of the adoption event and recipient of medical costs covered by Conley Subaru. Carter and his girlfriend, Kayla, came to meet Dewey. They absolutely fell in love with him and his energy. Dewey is now named Courage and is doing great in his forever home. Everyone who meets him loves him. Wishing Carter and Courage years of pure joy! We cannot do what we do without the support of the community! Thank you so much Conley Subaru and Subaru Loves Pets!
A big thank you to Conley Subaru for sponsoring yet another golf tournament benefitting the Manatee High School baseball team at Pinebrook Ironwood Golf Club. The event had an amazing turnout and we all had an awesome time! #GoHurricanes
Here at Conley Subaru we love pets! We were ecstatic to host yet another successful adoption event with our partners at the Humane Society of Lakewood Ranch. They had been able to bring in a puppy, two dogs, cats, and even a bunny this year here at Conley for all of us here to play with and even take home!! A big thank you again to Subaru and the Humane Society of Lakewood Ranch! We hope all of the pets enjoy their new Chewbaru's!
Subaru Loves Learning! As the new school year approaches, we at Conley Subaru are eager to support our teachers and students by providing essential school supplies. We extend our gratitude to Ida M. Stewart Elementary and Subaru for their collaboration in this endeavor. Our aim is that the students will benefit from and enjoy the supplies, and we remain committed to offering our assistance in any way possible. We look forward to seeing you all again soon and have a great school year!
We extend our sincere gratitude to the Florida Cancer Specialist & Research Institute for granting Conley Subaru the opportunity to give back to our community. We were privileged to meet the patients and distribute blankets, offering an additional measure of warmth and comfort during their visits. Once again, our heartfelt thanks to the Florida Cancer Specialist & Research Institute and Subaru for enabling us to contribute in this meaningful way.
Many thanks to Conley Subaru and the wonderful Conley family for their continued support of the Don Shula Breast Cancer Research fund at Moffitt Cancer Center. Your generosity helps leading researchers in their study of immune response to innovative therapies, creating and testing preventative vaccines and preventing recurrence in patients with aggressive forms of breast cancer. Conley’s continued dedication to supporting this fund is vital in the forward momentum of our mission to contribute to the prevention and cure of cancer. It also gives hope to the many families who face breast cancer, now and in the future. Thank you again, Conley Subaru, from everyone at the Moffitt Cancer Center Foundation.
On the morning of May 26, 2024, members of the Conley Subaru staff went out to a local beach to clean up trash, bright & early! We had an excellent time helping our community stay clean! I was in the video attached (via YouTube link) and I was happy to be there!
Thank you Conley Subaru for your generous support of the 16th Annual Robinson Preserve Twilight 5K & 10K Presented by Conley Subaru. This long standing event benefits the Big Bill Foundation, whose mission is to provide scholarships to students who have battled childhood cancer and other life threatening illnesses. The Big Bill Foundation received a $10,000 sponsorship from Conley Subaru in support of the event, and we were able to award two $5,000 secondary education scholarships to two very deserving students. Both students plan to use their scholarships to pursue STEM degrees. One, a high school Senior, plans on pursuing her Bachelor of Science in Physics. The other scholarship recipient will be pursuing a Medical Degree so she can help other children who are diagnosed with cancer have a fighting chance to live the life they deserve. The support we’ve received from Conley Subaru’s' through the Love Promise program is incredible. Thank you, Conley Subaru, for your generous and unwavering support of The Big Bill Foundation!
Turning Points was selected through Operation Warm and Subaru Loves to Help to be a recipient of 100 sneakers for children donated by Conley Subaru. Turning Points invited families and children to participate in a fun event with music and other gifts for the children. Volunteers from Conley Subaru and staff from Turning Points greeted and assisted the families. Children were able to pick out a pair of sneakers and received other gifts too. It was such a wonderful time to spend together.
We received our $2,900 check from the October Subaru Loves Pets Event. We cannot thank Subaru and Conley Subaru enough for the years of support for our shelter. We have already started to put the $2,900 funds to work. We brought. a little Shiba Inu into our shelter from County Animal Services. This little guy had been hit by a car. We tried and were unable to save his front leg. His is doing amazing and was adopted into a family with 5 boys this weekend. They absolutely adore him. The veterinary costs were covered by these funds. You are such amazing partners and we are so very grateful for your support. All the Best, Cindy Jackson, Board of Directors and Executive Committee Member Humane Society at Lakewood Ranch
On behalf of Conley Subaru, we would like to humbly thank the Lakewood Ranch Humane Society and Subaru for working with us to host this years Subaru Loves Pets Adoption Event. Together we were able to host just a small portion of our furry best friends to help get them into loving new homes. One of our sales consultants Austin, brought in his family and fell in love with Tetra, a nearly 2 year old mixed breed pup and was able to take her home! We are so excited that one of us here was able to help in the humane society's efforts as well as have a new four legged addition to his family! We look forward to seeing everyone here again soon and helping out our community as Subaru as well as everyone here at Conley truly loves pets!
Conley Subaru once again chose the Humane Society at Lakewood Ranch (HSLWR) to partner with for the Subaru Loves Pets National Program. This was the 6th year of support and sponsorship that the HSLWR has received from the Conley family and Conley Subaru. During the month of October, they donated $100 for every dog and cat adopted, in addition to joint marketing and gathering dog food and toys from their customers. October 22 was also Subaru’s National Make a Dog’s Day, where shelter dogs with special needs need the most love. That was the best day in Mateo’s life! We brought sweet Mateo into our shelter from Manatee County Animal Welfare. He was found as a stray and his eyes were very injured. We were determined to give him the care and love he deserved. With guidance from our trusted vet, we made the decision to have Mateo's most damaged eye removed and provided him with specialized eye treatment to save his other eye. Throughout his time with us, Mateo's true nature blossomed, and he quickly became a favorite. As is often the case, special needs animals take longer to find their forever home. Mateo’s day took almost five months. We received a call from an amazing person, Chelsea. She loves and understands cattle dogs and already had two. She saw our social media posts and couldn’t get him out of her thoughts. She and her dogs were available to meet him on the same day as Subaru’s National Make a Dog’s Day – and it was love and fun all the way around. Chelsea and Mateo were a match. Then each dog got to meet and all had so much fun playing. Mateo – now Odin – has found his truly perfect forever family. Odin loves running with his siblings in their big back yard. His Mom just took him to an eye specialist and reports that his remaining eye is doing well. Daily medication is no longer needed and he has maintained some sight. This is truly a fairytale ending for Mateo, and we couldn't be happier for him and his new family. Witnessing him find his forever home, where he will be showered with love, is a dream come true for us. The HSLWR is willing to bring in and provide veterinary care for special cases. Support from sponsors, like Conley Subaru, makes it possible. Thank You Conley Subaru for your continued support, as we strive to save dogs and cats in our local community!
Conley Subaru loves learning! Jeff, Chris, and Alan Conley we generous again to donate to Stewart Elementary's AdoptAClassroom.org. We are so thrilled to have Conley Subaru help us out again this year! Your help and generosity have made all the difference in helping our students. Your contribution has enabled us to make a real difference in our school and we are truly grateful for your support. We believe that together and with businesses like yourself, we can make a real difference and create a better future for everyone. Your commitment to our School is truly appreciated and we look forward to continuing to work together. We can't thank you enough for your generosity and hard work. Your contributions are invaluable and we are so thankful for all that you have done.
Deep thanks to Conley Subaru for generously supporting breast cancer research at Moffitt Cancer Center for many years! Conley Subaru supports the Don Shula Breast Cancer Research Fund at Moffitt, which helps leading researchers launch innovative strategies against breast cancer, including: • Creating preventive vaccines against lethal forms of breast cancer • Studying immune response to make therapies work in patients who become resistant to current treatments • Preventing recurrence in patients with an aggressive form of breast cancer called HER2. Conley Subaru’s support is clear to anyone in October, when the whole team wears pink shirts! But their longstanding contributions make it clear that fighting breast cancer is an earnest, year-round commitment.
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 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, Florida Cancer Specialists and its staff graciously partnered with local Subaru retailer, Conley Subaru to hand deliver 80 blankets to the oncology patients at Florida Cancer Specialists. 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.
Thank you for supporting and giving money's to Moffit Cancer Center. In 2016,my husband was diagnosed with a rare blood disease which only 300 people had. In November 2020 my husband was told that one of the two blood disorders transformed into Acute Myoloid Leukemia and had 3 weeks to live. My husband was a runner and was "healthy". he was given chemo therapy and went through 3 different clinical trials. August 5th 2021, at age 55 he passed away. not only did he have AML, he also had mutations, TP53 which was little known of. This journey with cancer started at age 50 in 2016 with me my Buick Lebrase. We traded it in for a 2013 Outback before we knew we would be taking daily trips to Moffit. There were days when we went to Moffit twice a day. Some days at 11pm other days at 5am in the fog. I tell you this because I never worried about getting to Moffit safely. with prayers and my Outback I got to and from safely, one less thing to worry about. I had the privilege to stay with my husband 24/7, even while he was an inpatient with the clinical trials. Thank you for making this possible with your donations. No 2 stories are the same with cancer. It is mentally and physically hard on the patient, caregivers, family, and friends. Thank you, Carla Byers
We had an amazing time at the Big Bill 5k! The cause that the Big Bill Foundation supports is so inspiring! From hearing the stories of cancer survivors reminded all the runners to never give in and never give up. Will remember this race for a long time. Looking forward for this 5k next year!
We look forward to each year when Toys for Tots comes around. The mission and the purpose of the program mean so much to all of us here at Conley Subaru. The goal is to put some smiles on all the children who receive these gifts and each year that has been accomplished. Already excited to see this again next year!
Conley Subaru came on behalf of Subaru to the 5th annual Ft. Hamer 5k. We had an amazing time handing out giveaways for all of the runners. I always a great time at these 5k's supporting all of the runners and foundations involved in these runs. Can't wait for the next one!
Thanks a million to Conley Subaru for there ongoing generosity. They have been our Presenting Sponsor for the past couple years and allow us to do packet pick up at their Conley Subaru location. This is the fifth year of the event and could not happen without the support of Conley Subaru. All of the proceeds from the race benefit the Big Bill Foundation, which gives scholarships to children who have fought or are fighting childhood cancer. A huge thank you to the Conley team!! They are amazing!!!
Conley Subaru and the Humane Society at Lakewood Ranch have had a strong partnership to save animals for years. We are so grateful for their support. We always appreciate being able to bring dogs and cats to Conley Subaru's beautiful dealership for the Subaru Loves Pets Adoption Event! Our shelter takes in a number of Underdogs and cats. We provide them with all required medical treatment and loving care, until they find their forever homes. Bubba is one such Underdog. Bubba, a young hound mix, was brought into the County Shelter, after being hit by a car. His leg was too badly broken and damaged to be saved and had to be amputated. We gave him loving care, while he recuperated. He came to our Subaru Adoption Event. He is such a special dog. A wonderful family came into our shelter to meet Bubba and fell in love. They adopted him and report that he is doing amazing. He has really made himself at home. The Mom said that they are so happy to have him as part of their family. They feel that he is like their missing piece. Bubba is just one example of so many special adoptions and why we do what we do! Thank you so much to Conley Subaru and Subaru Loves Pets. With the $100 donation that we received from Conley Subaru for each of our October Adoptions, we will be able to save even more special dogs and cats!
Jessica was outstanding. I lost my wedding ring opening the hood. I asked Jessica if the tech could look for it, and he found it! She was courteous, professional, an knowledgeable. Can't say enough good things about her performance and attitude. I look forward to working with her in the future.
I just wanted to say thank you to for your outstanding staff with my purchase today. I live In North Port, FL and lost my car due to the hurricane. I came in on Monday and secured a Crosstrek that was on your website and went in today, Tuesday, and completed my paperwork. I’m a former employee of Glanzmann Subaru outside of Philadelphia and your staff was amazing!! So with all going on with our house taking on water due to the hurricane, and everything we have been dealing with this was the most easy thing I dealt with. So again thank you to your staff from Ted, Zach and Rob I am forever grateful. I also let them know I will be back in about a year when the house is back to living to get the Ascent from you…Becky Geiser
Conley Subaru is thankful for the Humane Society at Lakewood Ranch coming in with two cats and two dogs for them to be adopted. It put a big smile on our customers' faces being able to interact with them! We can't wait for them to come back and do it all over again. #makeadogsday
Violet Louise has had a bit of a rough go. She was found as a stray and both of her eyes were ruptured. We worked with the wonderful Animal Rescue Coalition (ARC) Veterinarians. She was able to save her right eye, but unfortunately the left eye had to be removed. But this is also a VERY fortunate kitten! Bobby saw Violet Louise at ARC, while he was providing ARC's computer service. He couldn't get her out of his mind. As soon as she was available to adopt, he and his son, Alex, came in to meet her. She was adopted the next day, after meeting Diana, and is now named Leela. Bobby reports that she is doing wonderful. Leela and their dog, Shadow, are getting along fine. They've taken over the couch! They are all so happy and we wish them a lifetime of love! A big THANK YOU to #ConleySubaru and #SubaruLovesPets for giving us $100 for each pet adopted in October! The doggies and kitties love you for it!!
Hello Tim, Please share this with your bosses and the Conleys. I'm currently ordering my third Outback from Conley Subaru, only because of the exemplary service you extended to me on my current Outback. I appreciate it greatly. Regards, Mike Weaver
Due to my restriction from driving (and my husband in the hospital,) Brian helped me choose the perfect car remotely and even drove it to my home 40 miles away for me to see it. His recommendation was perfect for our needs. He also delivered the car when the purchase was made!
We had been looking at Toyota 4 Runners and had pretty much decided to purchase one. We drove a rental Subaru on vacation which peaked our interest. While we were in the Bradenton area we decided to drop by just to take a look. My husband said he would sit in the car because he absolutely detests sales people. A very nice young man named Zach approached me and within minutes he made me feel comfortable and I knew I could trust him with no hard sales pitch. My husband got out of the car begrudgingly and immediately hit it off with Zach. Zach just stuck to the facts, told us all the information on the vehicles explained the comparisons and that was it . Because of Zach we know that we will be purchasing a new Subaru in the next two months and although Zach is about an hour away from where we live, it'll be worth the drive!! We will be purchasing our new Subaru and all cars in the future from Zach! He's one in a million!
We can't thank Conley Subaru enough for their continuous support for our Robinson Preserve Twilight 5k/10k each year. They have been our Presenting Sponsor for the past couple years and allow us to do packet pick up at their Conley Subaru location. This year, we were able to bring back our after party at the Robinson Preserve in Bradenton to make it a fun event! Conley came out with a great set up to create an interactive environment for runners. All of the proceeds from the race benefit the Big Bill Foundation, which gives scholarships to children who have fought or are fighting childhood cancer. Without their help, the event wouldn't be possible. A huge thank you to the Conley team!!
Big Thanks to Conley Subaru for supporting our 5K race benefiting Stewart Elementary! Conley's continued support ensured a successful event. The 5K race brought together not only school families but also neighbors and running enthusiasts. Thanks to your sponsorship the students of Stewart Elementary have learned that strong communities are built with events like these. THANK YOU CONLEY!!!!!
S.O.L.E. - Supporters of Law Enforcement is an organization dedicated to being there for law enforcement officers in times of illness or crisis. The founder is a 20 year law enforcement officer who fought cancer and survived crediting a strong support system for helping him achieve a path to wellness. Conley has been there for law enforcement officers in the community by supporting events and contributing repeatedly financially to ensure these heroes in the community are supported. Thank you to the Conley Team for your unwavering support!
October was Subaru Loves Pets month. This year Subaru was focused on getting Underdogs into forever homes. We are so thankful that Conley Subaru sponsored our shelter for this event. They are donating $100 to the Humane Society at Lakewood Ranch for each of the 23 dogs and cats that were adopted. We so appreciate the Conley Family for their continued support. One of our special October adoptions was Jessie. Jessie is a senior Yellow Labrador Retriever mix. He was found as a stray by the local County Animal Services. No one came forward to claim him. When we brought him into our shelter, he was very thin and unfortunately tested positive for heartworm. Heartworm can be deadly. This costly and painful treatment takes four months with medications, a series of 3 injections, and very limited movement. The great news is that he finished his treatment and was adopted by a wonderful couple. Here’s to a lifetime of love and fun with his new family! Thank You Conley Subaru for your continued support, as we strive to save dogs and cats in our local community!
It is with great pleasure to Thank Conley Subaru again for their generosity and support to the Moffitt Family. It was such a pleasure meeting with you all on Tuesday for the check presentation, seeing and chatting more about your community and connection to cancer research. My favorite part of working at Moffitt is the opportunity to visit with our network of supporters across the state. Our Moffitt community makes such an impact on the future of cancer care and prevention. That collective support helps provide hope to those who are still fighting the disease. I wanted to follow up to share a bit more about some of the breast cancer research underway at Moffitt. Your $27,429 share the love gift will help support the research described in the attached document. If you would like to learn more or need additional copies of this information for the dealership, please let me know. At Moffitt Cancer Center, the Don & Ericka Wallace Comprehensive Breast Program boasts a multi-specialty, full-service clinic that offers the latest in preventive care and support for all breast-related conditions. In a single location, our breast clinic provides patients with all of the services they need from a cohesive team of doctors and other experts who specialize in breast cancer. Thank you again - The Moffitt Family
Subaru loves the earth - at Conley Subaru we strive to impact our world for the better by helping to protect and preserve our environment. This starts at our local level which is why we support the costal conservation association of Florida. For over 12 years we have partner with CCA Florida. Conley Subaru recently partner with CCA Florida Manatee County Chapter to support their effort to restock our gulf coast redfish population and help preserve our environment. Through both financial donations and volunteer effort, Conley Subaru help with the release of over 2000 juvenile red fish last month at the newly remodel Robinson park in manatee county. Conley Subaru where we treat you and the environment like family!
The team at Conley Subaru was a great partner in presenting the 2020 Fort Hamer Bridge Run, in Parrish Florida. In 2020 the race organizers were challenged to find a way to continue the tradition of a live race in the heart of the Manatee County community, and give runners a safe opportunity to race live. Featuring a socially distanced staggered start, runners and walkers completed their 5K over the Fort Hamer Bridge, and celebrated their finish with the Conley Subaru team at the finish line. With the support from Conley Subaru all runners were provided a face buff, adding to the safety precautions taken by race organizers. Proceeds from the race benefitted 3 area organizations; Manatee County Youth Rowing, The Parrish Civic Association and the Parrish Community High School Athletic Boosters. These organizations worked together to produce the race and used the opportunity to promote local small business, by awarding runners gift cards to small business in their community. When charitable organizations, small businesses and runners work together, everyone wins. The Fort Hamer Bridge is a bridge to the heart of the community, and the race team is thankful for Conley Subaru's support in bringing the race to life in 2020.
October was Subaru Loves Pets month. This year Subaru was focused on getting Underdogs into forever homes. We are so thankful that Conley Subaru sponsored our shelter for this event. During the month, they donated $100 to the Humane Society at Lakewood Ranch for every pet adopted, up to 31 adoptions. We met that total and so appreciate The Conley Family for all they continue to do for us. Of the adoptions, 5 senior dogs found forever homes. The most special was Zoe’s adoption to a wonderful family. Zoe is a 10-year old Labrador Retriever mix, that found herself in the shelter totally confused, but still full of joy and love. Because of her age she had some health and skin issues that meant she would have patches of fur that would never grow back. In came Adrienne, Amy and their little guy to specifically meet Zoe. Her age and health issues didn’t stop them from falling in love with her and providing a very loving forever home! These are very special people that adopt special needs pets and provide them with amazing care. They are over the moon in love! Given the current situation with COVID, this donation could not have come at a better time. Thank You Conley Subaru for your continued support, as we strive to save dogs and cats in our local community!
Most people don't realize it, but more than 1,000 people in Manatee County are homeless. Some stay in camps and refuse assistance from various agencies who offer help. Others are ready to make positive changes in their lives and seek help at The Salvation Army. It may start by getting a free dinner, or a simple stay inside the warm shelter on a cold or rainy night. Regardless, it's a start. While many return to the streets, others enter a case managed shelter program with the hope of returning to independent, sustainable housing. Most people think of the homeless as men, but The Salvation Army also has separate space in the shelter for single women and families....yes families. As many as five families can come stay in the shelter while they are working hard to get back on their feet and provide a "normal" life for their families. What does this have to do with Subaru and our local Conley dealership? The Salvation Army was blessed to be the recipient of blankets to help keep our homeless warm, donated by Conley Subaru. We are so grateful to have received these blankets, especially as we approach the winter months. While Florida typically is comfortable in winter evenings, the cold fronts can plunge the temperatures down into the 40's and when that happens, the shelter gets very full....The resources for shelters are different than many other businesses - we need bedding, hygiene items, socks and underwear for those who use our services, so when I donation of blankets comes from a local business, it helps better serve those who are truly in need.
Cedar Hammock Fire Rescue in Bradenton, FL would like to recognize Conley Subaru for the outstanding service they have provided our fleet of staff vehicles. When our department became aware of a demolition and remodel of a portion of their facility, our Training Officer Bill Smith obtained permission to allow our firefighters to train in the building prior to demolition. This type of training is very valuable due to the real-world opportunities of forcible entry, survival tactics, and search and rescue. We appreciate Conley Subaru allowing us on the property during their business hours and for seeing the benefit to our firefighters. This type of training only strengthens our ability to serve the public and improve the safe operations of our members. The whole team at Conley took an interest in our training and we appreciate their support.
On June 25th the Suncoast Chapter and Conley Subaru had the pleasure of delivering 80 blankets and to Florida Cancer Specialists &Research Institute in Bradenton Florida as part of the Subaru Loves To Care program. These comforting gifts were delivered by the Conley Family who have a special connection to this location themselves. Mrs. Conley, a breast cancer survivor knows those halls all too well as she too received her treatment in the same room she was now visiting her fellow fighters in. Every few minutes was a familiar face, catching up with nurses, photos with doctors and more. It was obvious that the Conley family was a staple in this community and has continuously showed their support to patients and families who are going through the battle they once fought. Mrs. Conley had a special connection with Paige, a patient at Florida Cancer Specialist who is currently batting the same cancer Mrs. Conley survived. The two exchanged information to keep in touch and so Mrs. Conley can be a resource to Paige if she ever needed someone to talk to. It became known that Mrs. Conley reaches out to patients on a regular basis to share stories of hope and remind them to keep fighting. It was clear that Paige was not the only one graced with the positive spirit of the Conley Family that day. The rest of the Conley Subaru family and staff met and spent time with all the patients in the chemo treatment room that day giving them warm blankets and brightening their spirits with light hearted conversations. This incredible act of generosity was warmly received by the Florida Cancer Specialist staff who were thrilled to distribute these comforting gifts to their patients. LLS is proud to partner with Subaru to spread hope, love and warmth to those fighting cancer, across the country and right here in the Bradenton community. Many thanks to everyone at Conley Subaru and Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute, not only for a memorable day, but for supporting LLS’s mission to cure blood cancers and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.
The doctors of Eye Center, Inc. would like to thank Conley Subaru for their continued support of the Eye Center, Inc. Vision Foundation. The donation of $4692.63 through the Subaru Share the Love Event will go a long way in helping us provide eye care and glasses to underprivileged students in Manatee County. We will also be able to continue to provide glasses for the patients at Turning Points, whose mission is to provide, coordinate, and facilitate services to the homeless in Manatee County, FL. In 2018, we provided free eye exams and glasses to 156 children and 47 pairs of glasses for Turning Points. Those numbers are growing every year. We hope, with continued support, there will be no child in Manatee County in need of glasses. Thank you for helping us "raise Students' Eye-Q's!"
The Hernando De Soto Historical Society is a community-based organization who annually celebrates the historical significance of the Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto’s landing near the mouth of the Manatee River in May 1539.The historical significance is with his 600 Conquistadors De Soto claimed possession of La Florida on behalf of the Spanish crown and later began his lengthy exploration of what now is the southeastern United States. As part of this celebration, the Society maintains the Sister City relationship with Barcarrota,Spain, De Soto’s hometown. In 1938, the U.S. Government-appointed Swanton commission determined that Shaw’s Point at the mouth of the Manatee River was the most likely spot for the Spanish explorer to have landed in Florida. One year later, the Historical Society was formed and produced its first ever De Soto Heritage Festival.Over the past 80 years, the Festival has created one of the largest annual special events in the region. The annual parade has reported attendance of 200,000, only placing it behind the Gasparilla parade held annually in Tampa. Our family’s involvement with this event goes back to our dealers’ father in law being part of the festivals crew and hosting dignitaries from De Soto’s family to the ambassador of Spain in his home. While our dealership has provided assistance in the past, several years ago, as part of our community outreach, a few years ago, we assembled a motorized parade float to support the Festival. About a month prior to this year’s parade, we experienced some major issues with our float. Quite honestly, we were not sure repairs would be made in time.This year was going to be very special as one of our longtime Subaru salesmen, Al Golabek, was retiring and really wanted to ride in the parade. With the help of many of our employees and some outside help, we were able to make Al’s wish come true. We made Al our official parade Marshall and he and many of our family of employees and some of their families either ride or walk the 2.4-mileparade route, throwing beads, candy and t shirts to the enthusiastic parade crowd. We see many of our customers and feel it’s a wonderful and fun way to support the Festival, our community and certainty an event our employees look forward to and enjoy each year. Finally, the De Soto Festival is one of many community events we are involved with and support during the year. We feel very strong about supporting our community and building relationship like our family has for the past 53 years in Manatee County, Florida. This is one of many Love Promises we make each year.
On Monday, June 18, 2018, the Suncoast Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and Conley Subaru delivered 80 blankets to patients at Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute's (FCS) Bradenton West Center as they checked in and waited for their treatments in the waiting area and received their transfusions in the treatment center. Mrs. Conley, a former patient treated at FCS Bradenton West loved having the opportunity to give back to patients at FCS during their time of treatment as she was so grateful for the care that they took of her during her time as a patient.
We would like to thank our customers for participating in our E Waste Recycling event during the month of April. With your help, we were able to prevent 3,172 lbs of carbon emissions from polluting the atmosphere. This is equivalent to saving 122 trees, 540 gallons of gasoline, 4,599 plastic bottles, and 21,154 aluminum cans. Thank you for helping strengthen the Subaru Love Promise!
Throughout the month of April, we are hosting an E-Waste Recycling Event in our store to collect unwanted electronics. We've arranged to work with a company who will responsibly collect, re-purpose, and recycle your electronic waste. Help us protect our environment. Just show up with your E-Waste and we'll do the rest! The first 50 customers who contribute will receive a complementary environmental badge of ownership. We will accept: LCD Monitors, Cell Phones, Laptops, Tablets, CRTs up to 40", Video Games/Consoles, Fax Machines, DVD/VCR Players, Printers, Computer Peripherals, Switches/Routers, Cords and Wires.
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