The Perfect Back-To-School Vehicle For Your Family, the 2016 Subaru Impreza!

The school year is just around the corner. Parents, teachers, and students, across the Tulsa Metro, are all preparing for the first day of class. Coweta students are the first to hit the classrooms, on August 11th when Coweta Public Schools is scheduled to return to class. Broken Arrow, Bixby, and Owasso Public Schools are all set to begin classes on August 18th, while Jenks Public Schools begins the following day. Tulsa Public School students return August 22. And finally, Sand Springs students will enter the classroom on August 23rd. 

While teachers and students prepare to return to the classroom, parents are getting their vehicles prepped for shuttle duty; as they begin the hustle and bustle of getting their students to and from every school function and activity. While it’s important for parents to run through their student’s back-to-school supply checklist, it’s also important to make sure the family vehicle is up to the task for another school year. 

Safety and practicality are both important factors for a student-hauling vehicle. Style might be a desirable characteristic, as well – let’s face it, no kid wants to get dropped off at school in an eyesore. So what vehicle does Ferguson Subaru recommend your family for the return of school? How about the 2016 Subaru Impreza! 

The 2016 Subaru Impreza was recently named to Kelly Blue Book’s '10 Best Back-To-School Cars of 2016' for its value, style, and safety! It’s a vehicle both our Tulsa-area parents and students can be proud of! 

The Impreza is built around Subaru’s proven Ring-shaped Reinforcement Frame body structure for exemplary collision protection. It’s equipped with active safety features including a rear-vision camera, Vehicle Dynamics Control that combines stability and traction control functions, and 4-wheel disc Anti-lock Brake System. 

Thanks to these active safety features the 2016 Impreza earned a 2016 IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK award and, when equipped with optional EyeSight Driver Assist Technology, earned the 2016 IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK+.  

Furthermore, the 2016 Subaru Impreza achieves the highest fuel economy of any gasoline All-Wheel Drive car available in the United States! That means as a parent, you can take your student to more school activities, while stopping at the pump less often. And to top it all off, with its head-turning style, we’re sure your kid will relish being dropped off, in front of their friends, in the 2016 Impreza. 

Before the school year official kicks off come on down to Ferguson Subaru, in Broken Arrow. Test drive the new 2016 Subaru Impreza with your kids. You’ll be hooked from the start in the 2016 Impreza. The 2016 Subaru Impreza is a clear, smart choice.

Ferguson Subaru Donates School Supplies

Ferguson Subaru loves to give back to our community. One of the areas we believe is worth investing in is education. Our team is committed to helping the advancement of learning and learning opportunities in our community. 

Looking at local, Tulsa area schools we learned that, on average, teachers spend up to $500 of their own money each year on supplies for their classrooms. As advocates of learning, that didn’t sit well with us at Ferguson Subaru. We wanted to help provide the necessary supplies teachers need to teach, and students need to learn. So, we decided to hold a school supply drive. 

During the months of August and September, Ferguson Subaru collected school supplies from generous donators in the Broken Arrow and Tulsa area. Our goal was to “Stuff a Subaru,” or stuff a Subaru Forester to be specific. 

By the end of our supply drive, we had quite a bit of school supplies in the back of our Subaru Forester (thank you to all who donated). The next step was to get those supplies into the hands of teachers and students. We reached out to Kendall-Whittier Elementary School, in Tulsa. 

Kendall-Whittier is an elementary school located in north-central Tulsa, just west of the University of Tulsa campus. The school has been providing students in the area a place to grow and learn for generations. Kendall-Whittier Elementary is a lighthouse to our community. According to the school, “As a Title I school, we don’t require that students bring school supplies at the beginning of the year to respect the limited financial situations of many of our families.” 

After our supply drive was over, we drove the Subaru Forester, stuffed with supplies, over to the elementary school! We are honored to have the opportunity to work with the teachers and staff at Kendall-Whittier! Tulsa community mascot, Fergie Bear, was present to help drop off the supplies! A $250 donation was also given to the school through AdoptAClassroom.org.

Ronda Kesler, principal at Kendall-Whittier, had the following to say about the donation,
“I would like to express appreciation on behalf of my staff for the delightful trunk of gifts that were delivered to Kendall-Whittier ES by Fergie Bear and your gracious staff…We are so grateful and blessed to have been the recipient of this year’s Ferguson Subaru school supply drive. Please accept our ‘Thank You’ from my staff and students!” 

Ferguson Subaru’s focus on education in the month of August and September was part of the Subaru Love Promise, a pledge to do right in our communities and the world. 

To learn more about Ferguson Subaru and the Love Promise visit our website.

'STUFF A SUBARU' School Supply Drive

Aside from your parents, can you think of someone who inspired you, pushed you, and prepared you for life's journey? Many of us owe a "thank you" to our teachers. Teachers leave lasting impressions on our lives and on the lives of our children. 

The work of a teacher impacts the community as a whole. As Helen Caldicott once said, “Teachers, I believe, are the most responsible and important members of society because their professional efforts affect the fate of the earth.” Given the right tools, our teachers have the ability to shape not only the future of Tulsa and the surrounding communities but effectively the world. There's just one problem; not every teacher is equipped with the right tools and/or resources. 

On average, teachers spend up to $500 of their own money each year on supplies for their classrooms. This is a fact that doesn't sit well with us at Ferguson Subaru. We love learning, and we love our teachers. We want to see the Tulsa/Broken Arrow area, our community, continue to grow and flourish, and we know the role of the teacher is vital in this. So, we decided to do something about it; something to help our local teachers. 

We decided to 'Stuff A Subaru' with school supplies.

We decided to host a school supply drive, but we need your help! 
With your help, we can make sure Tulsa-area students have what they need to succeed.

 Help us provide the necessary school supplies our Tulsa area teachers need to teach! 

Help us provide the necessary school supplies our students need to learn! 

Help us 'Stuff A Subaru!' 

Needed School Supplies:
Pencils
Crayons
Dry Markers
Clorox Wipes
Hand Sanitizer
Dry Marker Erasers
Pencil Sharpeners
Watercolor Paint
Duct Tape (colored & non-colored)
Glue & Glue Sticks
Zip-lock Bags
Kleenex
Pens

The supplies you donate will go directly to local teachers including teachers at Kendall-Whittier Elementary, in Tulsa. Located off the edge of the University of Tulsa, Kendall-Whittier is a lighthouse to our community. Kendall-Whittier has a staff of wonderful teachers who welcome your support. Ferguson Subaru is proud to partner with Kendall-Whittier Elementary and its staff of dedicated teachers! 

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Help us 'Stuff a Subaru!' Donate your school supplies today! At Ferguson Subaru!