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 Paul Moak Subaru, we love our community as much as we love our vehicles and are committed to making a positive impact on the lives of all of our customers and neighbors.
What is the Subaru Love Promise®?
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 Paul Moak Subaru, 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 Paul Moak Subaru Dedicated Locally to the Love Promise?
As Paul Moak celebrates 70 years as a third-generation, family-owned and operated business right here in the heart of Mississippi, we are grateful to our community who has supported us and trusted us through the years. 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.
Community Animal Rescue & Adoption (CARA)
Junior League of Jackson | Stray at Home Festival | Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership
The Little Lighthouse | JPS Summer Camp | Mississippi Children's Museum | Jackson Academy
Boy Scouts of America
Friends of Children's Hospital | Mississippi Children's Museum | Brilla Soccer Ministries | Hospice Ministries | MS Nurses Foundation
Love Promise Stories from Paul Moak Subaru
Subaru and Paul Moak 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.
Paul Moak Subaru Share the Love Event Decade of Support Adds up to $175,000! - Caitlin F.
Paul Moak Subaru has partnered with Friends of Children's Hospital as its hometown charity partner for the Subaru Share the Love Event for the past decade. Through the donations from Subaru of America and Paul Moak Subaru, the total amount donated to the charity over the past decade through the Subaru Share the Love Event has surpassed $175,000! Caitlin Foreman, Executive Director of Friends of Children's Hospital shares, "Paul Moak Subaru's generosity directly benefits Mississippi's only children's hospital, specifically benefitting the Child Life Program. This program employs talented, certified professionals who guide patients through their hospital experience, offering comfort and support during challenging times. Thank you for making a meaningful impact in the lives of children and families across our state!"
A Decade of Share the Love Support Adds up to $175,000 for Hometown Charity Partner - Caitlin F.
Paul Moak Subaru has partnered with Friends of Children's Hospital as its hometown charity partner for the Subaru Share the Love Event for the past decade. Through the donations from Subaru of America and Paul Moak Subaru, the total amount donated to the charity over the past decade through the Subaru Share the Love Event has surpassed $175,000!
Paul Moak Subaru Sponsors Light A Light Campaign Helping Kids in the Hospital During the Holidays - John S.
During the annual Subaru Share the Love Event Paul Moak Subaru found a new way to support its hometown charity partner Friends of Children's Hospital. The dealership sponsored the 2025 Light A Light campaign at the 5000 dollar level. Light A Light is a heartfelt way to honor loved ones while bringing comfort and joy to children spending the holidays in the hospital. At the center of the Light A Light celebration is a 25 foot Christmas tree brightly lit in front of Children's of Mississippi, the state's only pediatric hospital. This tree stands as a symbol of hope for patients, families, hospital staff, and every light on the tree represents a gift made in honor or memory of someone special. To draw the campaign even closer to home, Paul Moak Subaru presented two Eternal Lights to families of two co-workers and friends who have passed away since last Christmas. The Eternal Lights include permanent light on the tree each year as well as a glass angel handmade by a Mississippi artist. Their Subaru light shine on!
Paul Moak Subaru Spreads Christmas Cheer to Adopt-A-Scholars at Subaru Loves Learning School - Rebecca M.
Paul Moak Subaru has been an Adopt-A-School sponsor at North Jackson Elementary School for five years. Since our first year as a sponsor back in 2021, the dealership has participated in a very special program administered by the school's faculty and staff. Each year every homeroom teacher selects a student who is likely to face a challenging holiday season. Then all of the adults within the school "adopt" a scholar and provide Christmas gifts for them! The school asked Paul Moak Subaru if we could provide a Christmas stocking for each of the students. Of course we happily said yes and now for five years we have been shopping, stuffing, and delivering Christmas stockings filled with goodies to the incredible scholars at North Jackson Elementary School. It's a great way to spread Christmas cheer and help support the wonderful team at North Jackson! On December 9th Rebecca McCarty from Paul Moak Subaru delivered 32 stockings and Merry Christmas wishes!
Paul Moak Subaru Serves as Collection Site for Gifts of Hope Toy Drive - Presley F.
In 2001, leaders at The Center for Children and Families faced a harsh reality. While their own homes were filled with the joy of Christmas, in particular children unwrapping new toys on Christmas morning, many of the children they served were left without even the simplest joys. For these children, Christmas morning was just another day without presents, warmth, and the magic that makes the holidays special. The disparity was too much to bear. From this place of struggle came a vision that would change thousands of lives.The non-profit leadership team and board asked a powerful question: What if the community could come together to ensure children in need didn't go without? What if generosity and kindness could fill the gap, spreading hope and joy to those who need it most at Christmas? And so, Gifts of Hope was born! That first year, the dream started small with 50 soccer balls donated for children in foster care. But from that humble beginning, Gifts of Hope grew into something extraordinary. Over the past two deacdes, this community-driven effort has exploded in both scope and impact, now reaching more than 1,000 children each year! Paul Moak Subaru served as a collection site for toys donated through Gifts of Hope. Employees, customers, and the public enjoyed supporting this worthwhile program and filling four boxes of donations! Even better, the way Paul Moak Subaru got connected to Gifts of Hope is that a therapist who works at The Center for Children and Families purchased a Subaru Outback from Paul Moak Subaru in 2025. While participating in her Love Encore redelivery visit, she noticed the store's Love Promise POP and local evidence of support. She asked to meet with the marketing director and the rest is history! A new partnership was established!
Paul Moak Subaru Donates 50 New Parent Kits for Pet Shelter - Denise C.
Paul Moak Subaru donated over 50 new parent owner kits to partner pet shelter Community Animal Rescue and Adoption (CARA). The kits are a huge hit with shelter staff and adopters. CARA aims to educate and equip pet owners as much as it saves animals' lives. The new owner kits are a fun bonus to reward people adopting shelter animals. The items inside the box are a great mix of educational and fun! The donation was a part of the 2025 Subaru Loves Pets month at Paul Moak Subaru.
Paul Moak Subaru Hosts Trick-or-Treating for Adopted Elementary School - Daniel S.
Paul Moak Subaru brought lots of smiles to the students at its adopted Subaru Loves Learning School North Jackson Elementary on Halloween 2025! Students who earned positive behavior credits in the month of October cashed in big on Halloween Day. Paul Moak Subaru set up a Halloween themed Subaru Loves Learning display in the school auditorium including over 3,000 pieces of candy and inflatables. Each student received a brand new sturdy candy bag to use at the school's trick-or-treating event as well as to take home and use in the future. Students aged four through twelve came through to "trick-or-treat" and Paul Moak Subaru employees and North Jackson teachers passed out lots and lots of Halloween candy! Most students were dressed in their Halloween costumes which made the day even more festive. The big smiles and "thank you's" we received warmed our hearts!
Paul Moak Subaru Donates $4,000 to Community Animal Rescue and Adoption - Rebecca M.
This October Paul Moak Subaru provided direct funding to our local animal welfare partner CARA (Community Animal Rescue and Adoption) through grants administered by the ASPCA to help cover costs for preparing animals for adoption, veterinary expenses and more. Over the past 13 years Paul Moak Subaru has supported CARA with a grand total of over $30,000 in cash donations. Subaru Loves Pets month is one of the favorite months around Paul Moak Subaru because of our love for the pet community and the work that CARA does to save lives!
Paul Moak Subaru Celebrates Adopted School's A Rating! - Regina C.
Paul Moak Subaru has been an Adopt-A-School sponsor of North Jackson Elementary since 2021. This fall the school announced very exciting news: it scored an "A" rating based on state testing scores from the 2024-2025 school year! An "A" rating is a very high achievement for public schools in Mississippi and puts North Jackson Elementary in an elite status. The school held a community block party to celebrate and Paul Moak donated popcorn and supplies to help the school with the big celebration. We are very proud to partner with such an outstanding Subaru Loves Learning school!
Subaru Sponsorship Helps Raise $250,000 for Mississippi's Children's Hospital! - John S.
Paul Moak Subaru sponsored the Friends of Children's Hospital 32nd annual golf tournament on October 27th. The tournament took place at four golf courses involving 400 golfers! This year's event raised a record-breaking total of $250,000. All funds go to the Child Life Services program at Children's of Mississippi pediatric hospital. This is the only hospital in the stat of Mississippi. Subaru vehicles were on display at each golf course and a hole-in-one grand prize contest was offered!
Subaru Loves Pets Adoption Event - Kayden L.
One of the biggest months of the year around Paul Moak Subaru is October for the annual Subaru Loves Pets initiative! New for 2025 was a pet adoption event for CARA (Community Animal Rescue and Adoption) held at a fall market in Clinton, MS on October 11th. CARA volunteers brought four pups and two were adopted! We are so proud to know that two dogs found their forever families at the Paul Moak Subaru pet adoption event. Lots of Subaru Loves Pets Swag was given out to hundreds in attendance. The dealership raised awareness not only for CARA but also for the Subaru Love Promise initiative.
Paul Moak Subaru Sales Consultant Coaches the Next Generation - Rebecca M.
Shout out to Subaru Sales Consultant CJ McLain who coached a free football camp for Jackson Public School students on June 28th! This was CJ’s second year to coach the camp and he coordinated Paul Moak Subaru providing water to all participating students. CJ was an acclaimed linebacker for the Arkansas Razorbacks and he played in professional football leagues after college. His coaching is quite a gift for local students! We applaud his efforts to give back and promote the Subaru brand while doing so! Great work, CJ!
Paul Moak Subaru Sponsors Puppy Picks Local News Segment - Mandy T.
Paul Moak Subaru Puppy Picks segment on WDBD Fox40 news started back for the 2025 NFL on FOX football season in September. The weekly news segment features a pet available for adoption from Paul Moak’s partner pet shelter CARA. Over 40 pets have been adopted through the weekly segment Paul Moak Subaru has sponsored since 2023. We are proud to support CARA and help dozens of pets find their forever homes!
Paul Moak Subaru Donates $3000 to North Jackson Elementary Teachers - Rebecca M.
Paul Moak Subaru team members visited North Jackson Elementary on September 9th to present $500 Subaru Loves Learning grants to six teachers: Regina Jenkins (4th grade Science), Stacy Dawson (Librarian), Justin Jackson (School Interventionist), Stacey Hunter (Pre-K), Bonnie Coe (Special Education), and Kendra Dixon (4th grade Math). Congratulations to the 2025 recipients who each received $500 to spend through AdoptAClassroom.org on curriculum supplies! Paul Moak Subaru has been an Adopt-A-School sponsor at North Jackson Elementary since 2021.
Paul Moak Subaru 2nd Year Support of Soul City Cycling - Aree W.
On behalf of Soul City Cycling, we want to extend our deepest thanks and appreciation to Paul Moak Subaru for your incredible support during the 2025 Summer Sizzler. Your dedication, generosity, and hard work were absolutely essential to making this year’s event a success. Thanks to your commitment, we were able to deliver a well-organized, fun, and safe ride that received overwhelmingly positive feedback from participants. Whether it was providing resources, managing logistics, cheering on riders, or ensuring safety on the course—you helped bring our vision to life. Our mission is to make the Summer Sizzler the premier cycling event in Central Mississippi, and it’s clear that with your partnership, we are well on our way. Events like this don’t just happen—they are built on the time, energy, and sacrifice of people like you. As we look ahead to next year, we hope to partner with you again in 2026 to make the Summer Sizzler even bigger, better, and safer. We have exciting goals for the future, and we would be honored to have you join us again on the journey. Keep pushing those pedals, we'll see you on the road soon!
Subaru Loves Learning atTouch A Truck® Jackson Field Trip Friday - Rebecca M.
Over 1,000 elementary students from Title I schools throughout the Metro had a blast attending Field Trip Friday, the community give back day of the 12th annual Touch A Truck® Jackson event presented by the Junior League of Jackson. The parking lot was a sea of purple as each student received a “Subaru Loves Learning” backpack courtesy of Paul Moak Subaru! The backpacks were a big hit and came in handy for students to store literature and giveaway items they received at each booth. Paul Moak Subaru has been a proud sponsor of Touch A Truck® Jackson since it’s first year in 2014!
Paul Moak Subaru Sponsors Dog Days of Summer Fundraiser for Partner Pet Shelter - Rebecca M.
For the 12th year, Paul Moak sponsored our partner pet shelter’s biggest annual fundraiser Dog Days of Summer on June 7th at LeFleur’s Bluff State Park. This year’s event included two Subaru inflatable dogs, lots of Subaru Loves Pets giveaways, and vehicles on display. Thanks to Michael Pittman for staffing the event, Mo James for event set up, and Ashley Herrin’s husband Calvin for takedown duty! Denise Cantrell, CARA board member and Dog Days of Summer Chair, sent the following note to the dealership after the event: CARA’s 16th Annual Dog Days of Summer Fundraiser was a huge success, and we could not have done it without Paul Moak Subaru! The weather was beautiful, the crowd was great, the two blow up Subaru Dogs were a hit, and, last but not least, we raised funds for the fur babies! Thank you so much for sponsoring again this year. We love Paul Moak Subaru!
Paul Moak Subaru Donates $26,000 to Friends of Children's Hospital - Rebecca M.
The 2024 Share the Love® Event raised $26,010 for Paul Moak’s hometown charity Friends of Children’s Hospital (FCH)! 2024 was the 10th year Paul Moak selected Friends of Children’s Hospital as its hometown charity and brings the total amount donated through the Share the Love® Event to $174,341! On April 3rd Friends of Children’s Hospital held its third annual Clays for Kids fundraiser. Paul Moak Subaru was the Master Marksman Sponsor and John Scarbrough served as event Co-Chair. Over $85,000 was raised to help bring comfort, healing, and hope to children and families across our state.
10th Anniversary of Subaru Loves to Care Donations to Cancer Patients in our Community - Rebecca M.
For the past 10 years, Subaru and its retailers have collaborated with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society® (LLS) for the annual Subaru Loves to Care initiative. Warm blankets, patient care kits, and encouraging messages of hope written by Subaru employees and customers are donated to support patients facing cancer. Why donate blankets in the middle of June? Cancer patients often get cold during treatment, regardless of the season. We are making sure they feel warmth, love, and support when they need it most. Locally, Paul Moak Subaru partners with the Child Life department at Children’s of Mississippi to get the blankets and kits directly to pediatric cancer patients in our community. Paul Moak Subaru team members visited the hospital on June 17th to deliver the donations and meet with Child Life professionals. It was heartwarming to hear how the Child Life staff distributes the blankets to children who need them and can use the extra support and snuggles.
Subaru Loves the Earth with 100 Donated Trees - Rebecca M.
Paul Moak Subaru hosted a brand new Subaru Loves the Earth initiative in March. The service lane became a pop up garden center with over 100 trees to distribute throughout our community! Four tree species were available: bald cypress, red maple, tulip tree, and sweet bay magnolia. Over 100,000 trees will be donated through Subaru retailers this spring in partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation.
120 Coats for Kids at Stewpot Community Services - Rebecca M.
On January 15th Paul Moak Subaru donated 120 coats to students at Stewpot Community Services. 2025 is the second year of the partnership with Stewpot for the Subaru Loves to Help initiative. The brand new coats came in a variety of sizes, colors, and designs so kids were able to select the type of coat they liked best. WLBT attended the donation event to broadcast a live remote for the local news. Subaru and its retailers across the country helped more than 130,000 children nationwide this year.
Paul Moak Subaru Teams Up to Support Local Community - Shellee B.
Imagine going without a coat, shoes, or even socks. For millions of children and adults experiencing homelessness and other urgent need situations across the country, even here in Jackson, this is a harsh reality. Helping others strengthens communities, which is why Paul Moak 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 Paul Moak Subaru have helped nearly 900,000 children and adults in urgent need. On 01/15/2025, Paul Moak Subaru donated 120 coats to Stewpot Community Service- Matt's House. 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.
Paul Moak Subaru Loves the Earth with the Arbor Day Foundation - Matt B.
At Paul Moak Subaru, we care deeply about our community and are committed to keeping our neighborhoods vibrant and healthy now and for generations to come. Trees are vital to this effort — they provide oxygen, cool our community, filter water, clean the air, prevent flooding, and improve health. But every year, our community loses trees due to age, disease, infestation, and extreme weather. Subaru and retailers like us are proud to partner with the Arbor Day Foundation to help address this problem. This spring as part of our Subaru Loves the Earth initiative, Paul Moak Subaru provided and distributed 100 mature, regionally appropriate trees that will benefit communities for generations. This year alone, Subaru and its retailers provided and distributed 100,000 trees to communities across the country. Through this new partnership and other initiatives, Subaru and retailers like us have helped distribute and plant over 1.1 million trees so far — and this is just the beginning. Together, we are growing a greener, healthier Jackson for generations to come.
Paul Moak Subaru Loves to Help Stewpot Community Service- Matt's House - Matt B.
Imagine having to go 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 Jackson MS, this can be a harsh reality. Helping others is the key to a strong community which is why Paul Moak Subaru believes in helping to support individuals and families in urgent need. This season, for our Subaru Loves to Help® initiative, we are partnering with Operation Warm®, a national nonprofit focused on connecting children with the resources they need to thrive. Through this partnership and other historical Subaru Loves to Help efforts, Subaru and retailers like us will have helped nearly 900,000 children and adults in urgent need so far. On January 15th, 2025, Paul Moak Subaru partnered with Stewpot Community Service- Matt's House and donated coats to children in urgent need. 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.
Paul Moak Subaru Spreads Holiday Cheer through Adopt-A-Scholar at North Jackson Elementary School - Regina C.
December marked the third year Paul Moak Subaru donated stockings for students identified by the school as needing some extra help with Christmas cheer. Thirty stockings for students ranging from Pre-K to 5th Grade were filled with all sorts of goodies and delivered to the school on December 11th. NJE Adopt-A-School Sponsor Regina Carpenter adds, "I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to you and Subaru for donating the stockings. Your generosity brings so much joy and warmth to our students, and we are truly grateful for your thoughtfulness. We are incredibly fortunate to have Paul Moak Subaru as one of our community partners. Your support makes a significant difference, and we look forward to continuing this wonderful partnership. Thank you again for your kindness and generosity. Wishing you a wonderful holiday season!"
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