Ferguson Subaru Partners with Guide Dogs For The Blind

Guide Dogs For The Blind is an organization that according to their vision statement, "envisions a world with greater inclusion, opportunity and independence by optimizing the unique capabilities of people and dogs."

The organization was founded shortly after WWII, when the company's founder saw the need for aid to wounded veterans who returned from the war; veterans who were now blind or visually impaired. Through their exceptional breeding, puppy raising and training programs they quickly began to grow, and soon spread Guide Dogs For The Blind branches across the country. One of those branches was Lone Star Guide Dog Raisers.

Lone Star Guide Dog Raisers, based out of Texas, began with only six guide dog puppies and now has 186 dogs in training! The organization is made of volunteers who are all dedicated to raising their dogs and facilitating life-changing opportunities for the visually impaired.

The abilities Lone Star guide dogs possess (especially after their training is complete) is simply amazing. The dogs can detect changes in their owner's blood sugar and alert them well before any harmful symptoms arise; simply by smell. It takes 12 to 14 weeks to fully train their dogs.

During the Subaru Share the Love Event, Ferguson Subaru (and Subaru dealers across the country) donate $250 for every new Subaru vehicle sold or leased. New Subaru owner have a choice for that $250 donation to go to one of six charities. For Ferguson Subaru customers, Lone Stare Guide Dog Raisers is one of those six charities.

Last year, through the Share the Love campaign, Ferguson Subaru helped raise nearly $13,000 for Lone Star Guide Dog Raisers. Sandy Alsworth, Community Field Rep. for Lone Star Guide Dog Raisers, said that money went to transportation needs, breeding and medical equipment.

 2015 Share The Love Event | Pictured left to right: David Adams and Trevor Maki from Subaru of America, Ryan Ferguson from Ferguson Subaru, and Jerry Ferguson owner of Ferguson Subaru. Also pictured is Shiloh, a "puppy in training" from Guide Dogs For the Blind.

The Subaru Share The Love fundraising campaign is once again around the corner, and Ferguson Subaru is proud to renounce our renewed partnership with Lone Star Guide Dog Raisers. Several volunteers and "puppies in training" drove up from Texas, to our Broken Arrow Subaru dealer in preparation for the campaign. Ferguson Subaru owner, Jerry Ferguson, presented a check of $6,145 to launch the campaign!

People from left to right: Sandy Alsworth, Jerry Ferguson, Brenda Finch, Beth Adams, and Gretchen Ryan
Dogs from left to right: Nobu, Thea, Torch, and Crete

 

Back left to right: Shane Ogburn, Sandy Alsworth, Gale Venosdel, Tony Allen, Stewart Brown, Beth Adams, Lacey Shelton, and Fergie Bear
Bottom left to right: Brenda Finch and Gretchen Ryan

         

We encourage any potential Subaru customer to purchase or lease a new Subaru during the Share The Love Event, and to have the $250 donation (provided by Subaru) go to the Lone Star Guide Dog Raisers organization.

To learn more about the Subaru Share The Love Event visit FergusonSubaru.com

To learn more about Lone Star Guide Dog Raisers visit LoneStarGuideDogRaisers.com  

 

Ferguson Subaru Dog Days of Winter Events: Share the Love

Christmas is fast approaching. Soon we'll all be gathered with friends and family, sitting around a Christmas tree, unwrapping presents and signing along to Christmas songs. You're probably making plans right now; trying to get everyone together in the same home.

Ferguson Subaru wants to remind you that while you'll likely have a warm place to celebrate Christmas there are hundreds of homeless animals in our community that won't.

Ferguson Subaru host special events and activities especially for our four-legged friends. One such event is our Pet Adoption Event. We've held our Pet Adoption Event the past two consecutive years at our Subaru dealership in Broken Arrow, each year in December.

This year’s Ferguson Subaru Pet Adoption Event will be held December 11, 2014!


Our Pet Adoption Event is made possible by the Tulsa SPCA. The Tulsa SPCA will visit us with their MAC Truck (mobile adoption center)! The Tulsa SPCA will bring nearly a dozen pets in need of a home this Christmas including several adoptable dogs and cats.

We are proud support our local Tulsa-area animal rescue and adoption organizations. We are proud to work with the Tulsa SPCA. We hope you'll visit us December 11th and give a warm, loving home to a pet in need this holiday.

The Ferguson Subaru Pet Adoption Event is just one of two events to look forward to during our Subaru Dog Days of Winter. Our Dog Days of Winter is part of our Subaru Share the Love events.

Subaru of America has helped support nearly 300 animal shelters, grant more than 600 wishes, fund over one million meal deliveries to seniors, and support over 70 national parks through the "Share the Love" event. The Subaru "Share the Love" Event is held every year between November and January.


We're hosting a puppy meet and greet for our other Dog Days of Winter Event. Our "Guide Dogs for the Blind: Meet the Puppies in Training" event will be held the day after our Pet Adoption Event, on December 12, 2014. We hope you'll join us for both events!

Subaru encourages each Subaru dealership across the country to partner with one local charity. This year Ferguson Subaru has partnered with Guide Dogs for the Blind (GDB).

As our designated Share the Love partner, Guide Dogs for the Blind is one of four organizations our Ferguson Subaru customers who purchase a new Subaru between now and January 2, 2015 can choose to have Subaru donate $250 dollars to after their new car purchase. 

Guide Dogs for the Blind empowers lives by creating exceptional partnerships between people, dogs, and communities. Guide dogs for the Blind envisions a world with greater inclusion, opportunity and

independence by optimizing the unique capabilities of people and dogs.

GDB puppies in training go through extensive training program designed to teach them how to lead a person who is visually impaired safely around obstacles. GDB puppies in training are also trained to have impeccable manners and to avoid distractions (such as cats!). In addition, all GDB puppies in training possess an eagerness to please and a willingness to work. GDB puppies' extensive training also ensures that there is compatible in every area from communication styles to personalities.

We hope you'll join us on December 13 on our Subaru showroom to meet these amazing pups who are going to change the lives of people in our community who are visually impaired. For more info for our Subaru Meet the Puppies in Training Event click here.