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The Salt Lake Tribune and Mark Miller Subaru teamed up for the holiday season to benefit Volunteers of America, Utah, and asked the community for help providing needed items for homeless teens and young people. When and Where to Donate Donations were accepted December 1, 8, and 15 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the nonprofit VOA Youth Resource Center, 888 S. 400 West, in Salt Lake City. What the Center Needs The center, which provides emergency overnight shelter and other services to youth ages 15 to 22, needed cash, warm clothing, and blankets. Donations are tax deductible. Why This One Winter in the Salt Lake Valley is not survivable outside without gear. A warm coat and a blanket are small things to give and large things to receive when you are 17 with nowhere to sleep. Visit Mark Miller Subaru South Towne Mark Miller Subaru South Towne is at 10920 S. State St. in Sandy, and our Midtown retailer is at 3535 S. State St. in Salt Lake City. Built For Wherever You're Headed.

Subaru Share the Love is a nationwide sales and charity event. For the 2017 event, Subaru of America donated $250 for every new Subaru sold or leased between November 16, 2017 and January 2, 2018. How Customers Chose Each customer selected one organization from two hometown charities or four national charities to receive the donation. The 2017 Hometown Charities Mark Miller Subaru selected the local VOA Homeless Youth Resource Center and Nuzzles and Co. Pet Rescue as its two hometown charities for 2017. The National Charities Subaru of America selected ASPCA, Meals on Wheels, Make A Wish, and the National Parks Foundation as the four national options. An Extra $50 for Local Mark Miller Subaru donated an additional $50, for a total of $300, whenever a new car customer selected one of the two hometown charities as the Share the Love recipient. The math was deliberate: it made choosing local worth more. Visit Mark Miller Subaru South Towne Mark Miller Subaru South Towne is at 10920 S. State St. in Sandy, and our Midtown retailer is at 3535 S. State St. in Salt Lake City. Built For Wherever You're Headed.

Through the Service Paws and Patriots campaign, Mark Miller Subaru and several other local businesses helped place a fully trained service animal with an Army veteran. How the Placement Happened The city of South Salt Lake was able to place Tink, a service animal, with Christine McKoon, a former combat helicopter pilot. What a Trained Service Animal Costs Fully trained service animals take years of work and are expensive to place, which is why campaigns like Service Paws and Patriots exist. Local businesses pooling resources is often the only way one of these placements happens at all. Supporting Veterans in Utah Mark Miller Subaru has backed a range of Utah causes over the years, from animal rescue to homeless youth to classrooms. Helping a veteran get the support animal she needed fits squarely in that line of work. Visit Mark Miller Subaru South Towne Mark Miller Subaru South Towne is at 10920 S. State St. in Sandy, and our Midtown retailer is at 3535 S. State St. in Salt Lake City. Built For Wherever You're Headed.

Mark Miller Subaru teamed up with the Utah Animal Care Center to help animals affected by Hurricane Harvey find forever homes in Utah. Animals Displaced by the Storm Many of the animals were found scattered throughout the Houston area, looking for food and shelter after the hurricane. Free Care Before Adoption The Utah Animal Care Center in Layton provided free services including spaying, neutering, and shots to make sure the animals were healthy before being placed for adoption. Why Utah Shelters in a disaster zone fill past capacity fast, and moving healthy adoptable animals out of the region is what makes room for the ones still being rescued. Utah families ended up with new pets, and Houston shelters got breathing room. Visit Mark Miller Subaru South Towne Mark Miller Subaru South Towne is at 10920 S. State St. in Sandy, and our Midtown retailer is at 3535 S. State St. in Salt Lake City. Built For Wherever You're Headed.

Mark Miller Subaru and Love Utah Give Utah teamed up to give someone a brand new Subaru Impreza. A Record Giving Day Love Utah Give Utah received $1,085,982 in unique donations that year, spread across the many Utah nonprofits that take part in the statewide giving day. Why a Car A giving day works on attention. Putting a new Impreza on the line gives people who might scroll past a reason to stop, read about the nonprofits taking part, and give. The car goes to one person. The donations go everywhere. Giving Is Part of How We Operate Since 2010, Mark Miller Subaru has donated over $3.7 million to charity to help people, pets, and the planet, working with more than 100 Utah nonprofits. Visit Mark Miller Subaru South Towne Mark Miller Subaru South Towne is at 10920 S. State St. in Sandy, and our Midtown retailer is at 3535 S. State St. in Salt Lake City. Built For Wherever You're Headed.

Nine Utah companies, nonprofits, and government agencies were honored at the third annual Utah Ethical Leadership Awards on September 9, 2016. Mark Miller Subaru was awarded the Most Ethical Business award. Who Gives the Award The awards are presented by the David Eccles School of Business Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative, the Daniels Fund, and the Community Foundation of Utah. Why It Matters in Car Retail Auto retail has a reputation problem it earned honestly. An ethics award handed out by a business school and two foundations is a different kind of recognition than a sales plaque, and it is the one we would rather hang on the wall. The Same Idea, Years Later The thinking behind that award is the same thinking behind how we price and sell today: clear numbers, no games, and a process a customer can follow without a decoder ring. Visit Mark Miller Subaru South Towne Mark Miller Subaru South Towne is at 10920 S. State St. in Sandy, and our Midtown retailer is at 3535 S. State St. in Salt Lake City. Built For Wherever You're Headed.

For Subaru Share the Love 2015, Mark Miller Subaru also partnered with the Fourth Street Clinic in downtown Salt Lake City. What the Clinic Does The mission of the Fourth Street Clinic, at 409 W. 400 South in Salt Lake City, is to help homeless Utahns improve their health and quality of life by providing high quality health care and support services. Over $24,000 Donated Mark Miller Subaru donated over $24,000 to the clinic during the campaign, funded by customers who selected Fourth Street Clinic as their Share the Love recipient. Two Hometown Partners in One Year The same Share the Love campaign also raised over $34,000 for a new outdoor playground at The Children's Center, which made 2015 a strong year for the local side of the event. Visit Mark Miller Subaru South Towne Mark Miller Subaru South Towne is at 10920 S. State St. in Sandy, and our Midtown retailer is at 3535 S. State St. in Salt Lake City. Built For Wherever You're Headed.

For Subaru Share the Love 2015, Mark Miller Subaru worked closely with The Children's Center to raise money for a new outdoor playground. More Than $34,000 Raised Over $34,000 was raised during the campaign, funded by customers who chose The Children's Center as their Share the Love recipient. Who The Children's Center Serves The Children's Center provides comprehensive mental health care to enhance the emotional well-being of infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and their families. Why a Playground For very young children, outdoor play is not an extra. It is where a lot of the therapeutic work actually happens, and a safe, well built play space becomes part of the care the center provides every day. Visit Mark Miller Subaru South Towne Mark Miller Subaru South Towne is at 10920 S. State St. in Sandy, and our Midtown retailer is at 3535 S. State St. in Salt Lake City. Built For Wherever You're Headed.

Mark Miller's primary business is his family run auto retailers, but he was recognized as a Healthcare Hero for work that happens well outside the showroom. A Decade on the Hospital Board Miller has served on the board of the University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics since 2010. More Than $700,000 for the NICU Miller and his wife, Kathie, are passionate about philanthropy. Their foundation raised over $700,000 for the University of Utah NICU, the unit that cares for the state's most fragile newborns. Advocacy at the State Level Miller has also advocated for expanding Medicaid in Utah. Where That Shows Up in the Business The same instinct runs through the retailers. Since 2010, Mark Miller Subaru has donated over $3.7 million to charity to help people, pets, and the planet, in partnership with more than 100 Utah organizations. Visit Mark Miller Subaru South Towne Mark Miller Subaru South Towne is at 10920 S. State St. in Sandy, and our Midtown retailer is at 3535 S. State St. in Salt Lake City. Built For Wherever You're Headed.