PREMIER SUBARU WATERTOWN TO PARTICIPATE IN 2020 SUBARU SHARE THE LOVE® EVENT AND SELECTS THE CONNECTICUT CANCER FOUNDATION AS HOMETOWN CHARITY.
November 19, 2020 - Premier Subaru Watertown of Watertown, CT today
announced its participation in the 2020 Subaru Share the Love® Event and selected The
Connecticut Cancer Foundation as their hometown charity to be added to the list of
organizations that customers can select to receive a Subaru Share the Love Event donation.
The Subaru Share the Love Event will run from November 19, 2020 to January 4, 2021 and
allows Subaru retailers the opportunity to select charities operating in their community to be
included in a list of organizations that new owners can select from to receive a $250 donation
from Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA). For a fifth year in a row, there will be no cap on the total
donation from SOA to its Subaru Share the Love Event charitable partners. At the culmination of
this year, SOA and its retailers hope to exceed a grand total of $200 million donated since the
• Make-A-Wish®
• Meals on Wheels America
• National Park Foundation
In addition to the national charities that are participating, The Connecticut Cancer Foundation
will be included as a hometown charity for new Subaru owners to receive donations at the end
of the event. For the last seven years. Premier Subaru Watertown has provided more than
$200,000 in funds to local organization such as New Opportunities Meals on Wheels, the Harold
Leever Regional Cancer Center, The Boys and Girls Club of Watertown and the Waterbury
Police Activity League.
"At Premier Subaru Watertown, we are excited to share the love with not only the national
charities, but also with The Connecticut Cancer Foundation, an amazing organization that has
contributed more than $6.4 million to more than 7800 cancer patients over the last 33 years,
more than $2.4 million to cancer research. Given the horrible affects that COVID have had on
the fundraising activities of non-for-profits, we want this year to be our most impactful ever" said
Robert J Alvine, President of Premier Subaru Watertown in Watertown, CT.
About Premier Subaru Watertown:
Premier Subaru Watertown is an award winning and nationally recognized Subaru retailer in
Watertown, CT. They are part of the Premier Auto Group - Connecticut's largest Subaru
retailing group - and, are located at 795 Straits Turnpike in Watertown, CT. The company is
currently has a brand new 35,000 square foot facility under construction just down the street at
1660 Straits Turnpike in Middlebury, CT which will be completed in the last summer 2021. All of
the Premier Auto Group dealerships are approved by the AAA for Automotive Service. More
information on Premier Subaru can be found at www.premiersubaruwatertown.com.
About The Connecticut Cancer Foundation:
The mission of The Connecticut Cancer Foundation is to provide financial assistance to
Connecticut cancer patients and their families and to fund cancer research. It was founded by
John Ellis, a former catcher for the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers
in 1987. More information about The Connecticut Cancer Foundation can be found on their
website at www.ctcancerfoundation.org.
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