Community Involvement

Under the Woods Foundation's mission is to provide experiences that are unique, creative and adventurous for children that are "differently abled" including, but not limited to autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disabilities, and their families. Under the Woods Foundation implements outdoor summer camps for children which incorporate creative activities, nature themes, family participation, and other related activities. Camp Under the Woods and Camp Summer Social are programs that have been created through the Foundation. The Camp supports community development and awareness of children and their families who are impacted by autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disabilities. 

The Double H Ranch, located in New York's Adirondack Park, is a demonstration of the commitment and generosity of philanthropist Charles R. Wood and actor Paul Newman.  Since the Double H officially opened its doors on July 4, 1993, it has served over 20,000 children dealing with life-threatening illnesses from around the world. It was the second "Hole in the Wall Camp" in what has become a worldwide network of not-for-profit recreational and therapeutic experiences for children with serious illness.

View their full website here

The Open Door Mission started out of Ernie Blanchette's concern for having a shelter in Glens Falls. After a feasibility study, it was determined that a soup kitchen was of more immediate need. The Open Door served its first 13 hot meals from an RV in Peter Shabat's parking lot off of South Street in Glens Falls, NY, on September 5, 1991. When it became too cold to serve outdoors, Peter Mastrangelo (representing Glens Falls National Bank) offered us the bank's "community room," and later, a store front on South Street. In October of 1993, we were offered an incredible opportunity to move to 24 South Street, and from there to our current location at 47 Lawrence Street in 2010. 

The Open Door is a Christian ministry dedicated to reaching out and serving needs of the poor and homeless of our community. One major way we accomplish this is through the daily provision of hot, nutritious meals served in a friendly, welcoming environment. We offer this care to all people, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, creed, or religion.

The Open Door program began by serving a meal once a week. From there, the program has expanded to a six day operation, recently serving more than 1600 meals each month-including on-site meals. In a year, our emergency food pantry provides 20,000 meals to 50 families, as well as distributing thousands of lbs. of gleaned and other food items to many local groups/agencies. 

Currently, The Open Door functions with a very small staff. All other staffing is accomplished by means of volunteers (500+) representing many local businesses, agencies and churches. In addition to hot meals and emergency food support, the program provides guests with encouragement for daily living, including medical screenings, haircuts, an informal mentoring program, and support to community-based substance abuse. Information referral and advocacy are regularly provided.

The Open Door also partners with 6 local schools to provide weekend lunches for 182 identified "at risk" students in local schools, in cooperation with school administration and the PTA organization.  All services and programs are provided free of charge.

Click here to view the rest of their website

F.A.C.T. (Fight Animal Cruelty Today) was formed in early 2010.  Since then, they have helped hundreds of homeless pets find their forever homes!

F.A.C.T. is a 501(c)(3) public charity in Upstate New York.  They also work out of some areas in Vermont.

They are always looking for fosters and volunteers to assist them in their efforts, so please contact them if you would like to help!

For daily updates on their foster cats, details about events, and other additional information, visit their Facebook page and website.

Since 1944, North Shore Animal League America has been saving the lives of innocent dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens - over 1,000,000 to date. Now they are building a new shelter here in Glens Falls NY. 

Friends of Phoebie is a volunteer-based, non-profit organization devoted to giving local homeless dogs and cats a second chance. We retrieve stray, abandoned, neglected, and oftentimes abused animals from unsavory home environments, local medical facilities, kill shelters, and surrendering owners and we devote our time and resources to providing them with veterinary care, obedience training, and psychological and behavioral rehabilitation in an effort to eventually find permanent, loving homes for them.

The museum, located in downtown Glens Falls on the southeastern edge of the Adirondack Mountains, features the restored Victorian home of the DeLong family, the 19th century Adirondack photographs of Seneca Ray Stoddard, exhibits about the history of the Glens Falls area, a research archive and gift shop

Click here to view their website

The Glens Falls Rotary Club was founded in 1922 and it continues to represent the highest ideals through its service-oriented programs both at home and abroad. It offers members and guests the highest level of spirit, fellowship and opportunity for community service. 
 
The Glens Falls Rotary Club is active in community service projects around the globe. For many years they have been active in the Youth Exchange Program. In this program, they host incoming high school students from other nations and sponsor outbound students from our area, who represent our club and Rotary district via residence in countries around the globe. 

Click here to learn more about the Glens Falls Rotary Club

Adirondack Theatre Festival (ATF) is a professional not-for-profit summer theatre located in Glens Falls, NY. ATF strives to challenge, entertain, and nourish its audience through the development and production of new and contemporary musicals and plays. This relationship engages the community as audience members and participants in workshops, discussions, and educational programming.

Adirondack Theatre Festival Website

Crandall Public Library creates programs and services to educate, enrich and encourage our thriving community. Crandall Public Library cultivates a forward-thinking community that pursues knowledge, embraces inclusion, inspires creativity and values civic responsibility.

Click here to visit the Crandall Public Library Website

The Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council (LARAC) was founded in 1972 to unify the arts community and establish a cultural identity for the region. LARAC is honored to support the local artistic tradition while challenging and inspiring the community's vision of what art is and what it contributes to our lives.

LARAC offers exhibits, workshops, lectures, readings, and artists' demonstrations for children and adults.  Services for artists and arts organizations include:  business seminars, gallery and shop exhibition opportunities, arts festivals, grants for arts and cultural projects and more.

LARAC is located in a beautifully restored Victorian carriage house in the historic district of downtown Glens Falls, NY.

Click here to visit the LARAC website and learn more

Located in the beautiful countryside of Berne, New York, Tim and Jill Norray are third generation beekeepers and incredibly passionate about what they do.

The Norray family, sister and brother-in-law to North Country Subaru owner Ken Lendrum, care for thousands of bees. In addition to beekeeping they harvest and distribute honey, assist aspiring beekeepers in cultivating their own farms via the sale of queens and worker bees, and educate the next generation about the habits of bees and their impact on the environment.

Pollination is, quite simply, transferring grains of pollen from one plant to another, to fertilize the ovaries of flowers.  While some plants rely on wind to provide pollination, and others are self-pollinating, most flowering plants need the services of natural pollinators, such as honeybees, to do the work. Many of the crops grown require the use of pollinators: so important are honeybees as pollinators that many farmers will pay beekeepers to have hives located on their land. By using honeybees as pollinators, crop yields can be increased by as much as 300%. Local crops such as canola, alfalfa, and sunflower benefit immensely from the use of our honeybees as pollinators. A good pollination system is part of a healthy eco-system.

In addition to the benefits that our honeybees provide to the agricultural industry, they also provide similar pollination services to wild plants and flowers. Many of our trees, such as willow and poplar, benefit from the pollination services of honeybees, which help to preserve and spread our natural forests. The wealth of flowering plants that blanket the prairies owe much of their existence to the visits of the honeybees:  in fact, many flowers evolved in conjunction with the bees. To remove the bees from the environment would mean the demise of many species of flowers and plants that we take for granted. 

Many of the plants that our honeybees help to foster provide seeds, fruit, and nuts that feed numerous animal species native to America. This is an indirect benefit of honeybees, but a crucial one. If bees were removed from the environment, not only would the plants suffer and expire, but so would many natural animal species that depend upon those plants for their own survival. Loss of honeybees would mean the collapse of the natural ecosystem, so the value of bees aside from the simple production of honey cannot be underestimated.

For more information visit their website: Black Sheep Honey & Norray's Honey.

Operation Adopt-a-Soldier delivers packages to active military personnel. Since it's inception in 2003, OAS now ships to tens of thousands of care packages overseas. 

Click here to learn more about how to get involved

Our Co-VP Eric Lendrum was proud to serve on the Tri-County United Way Allocations Committee in 2016. Many people do not realize exactly how many local charities and organizations they help in our home town and surrounding community. 

Operation Santa Claus is dedicated to "Making a brighter Christmas for the area's underprivileged children". It is their goal to raise the self-esteem of these children by providing them with new clothing. When asked what they received for Christmas they no longer avoid the question but smile and tell or show what they received. It is with these unknown smiles that Operation Santa Claus has continued its' efforts.

The Charles R. Wood Theater is 501(c)3 nonprofit year-round performing arts center.  They manage a 294 seat auditorium with fully professional and updated technical systems.  The theater also houses a large rehearsal space, office space, technical set building space and fully ADA compliant dressing rooms.  Nearly 350 events happen at the Wood Theater each year including theater performances, musicals, concerts, dance performances, meetings, parties, weddings, rehearsals, auditions and educational classes.

To visit their website, click here

The World Awareness Children's Museum (WACM) originated as the vision of one woman, Dr. Jacquiline S. Touba, who in 1985, believed with a dozen other community leaders, that sharing and exchanging the visions of children around the world would promote an appreciation of cultural diversities.

The International Arts & Culture Association (IACA) was formed in 1985 and augmented a growing collection of children's art with educational artifacts from around the world.  IACA also organized the annual International Festival of the Adirondacks from 1985 to 1995.

To preserve these growing collections, IACA applied to the Board of Regents of the New York State Department of Education to become a Museum.  In 1995, the World Awareness Children's Museum was chartered.

The World Awareness Children's Museum is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization funded from admissions, memberships, retail store, fundraising events, and donations and grants from individuals, corporations, and government.

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Family Service Association is an agency with professionals and volunteers serving children, families, and individuals who are facing a crisis and unable to secure the assistance from the Department of Social Services. We provide financial assistance to help them get through the unexpected job loss, accident or long illness and we provide referrals to appropriate services from collaborative agencies.

North Country Subaru is proud of our Veterans and grateful for everything they have done for our nation. The Glens Falls Community is home to several VFW Posts, and we encourage our patrons to support these endeavors in any way possible.

For more information on VFW or to find a local VFW location, click here

The Subaru Military Incentive Program is a vehicle discounting program for active duty military personnel; offering an exclusive discount on any New Subaru in-stock. 

• Available to Active Duty Military personnel and his or her spouse only. Does not extend to retired personnel.
  
• Offers Employee Discount pricing PLUS any National Subaru incentives being offered during current month's program period.
  
• Must be registered/titled to Eligible Personnel (or spouse). Not for commericial use.
  
• Must have valid proof of eligibility. See list below.
  
• Low Rate Financing offers also available.

What to Bring:
Eligible Participants are required to present verification of active military status such as: 
1) Most recent Leave and Earnings Statement (LES) -or- 
2) Department of Defense correspondence attesting to duty
status -or-
3) Subaru Military Status Eligibility Certificate. 

-AND-
4) Valid United States Driver's License
5) Proof of registered home-of-record (if different from address on license).

For specific questions regarding the Subaru Military (VIP) Incentive Program, please contact:

Eric Lendrum
North Country Subaru
616 Quaker Rd. Queensbury, NY
518-798-1577
elendrum@northcountryimports.com

In 2018 as part of the annual Subaru Loves Pets movement we partnered with North Shore Animal League. They are a local cat shelter that focuses on taking care of and finding homes for stray cats. They are part of a larger organization that also helps dogs.

This year, we collected hundreds of pounds of pet food, hundreds of toys, and other supplies for both cats and dogs. We also provided boxes of pet supplies that will be given to new pet owners. At the end of the event, representatives from North Shore Animal League came and brought some kittens for us to play with. 

Thank you to all our customer who brought in supplies to help this local animal shelter! 

More information can be found by following this link.

In September of 2017, as part of the Subaru Loves Learning initiative we partnered with AAAS to provide science books to a local school. We ended up being partnered with Glens Falls Middle School. During the month customers could come in and write words of encouragement on bookmarks to be handed out with the books. We donated a total of 150 books to the school.

Having a number of mountain bike riders and racers working here at North Country Subaru, it only made sense to become a primary sponsor for the event. This is the second year that we got the pleasure of helping out with this fun race and great fundraiser. All proceeds go towards Camp Under the Woods Foundation. Our sponsorship included prizes for the winners of the various races.

 

For the past couple of years, we have partnered with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS). We provide a booth in our shop that helps bring awareness of people who are struggling with blood cancers in our own town. This partnership works in conjunction with the Glens Falls Hospital. At our booth, our staff and customers are given the chance to fill out messages of hope for those undergoing treatment at the hospital. We all provide soft and comfy blankets to help warm the patients. This past year we were also able to donate lunch boxes filled with arts and crafts for children receiving care as well. 

One of the parts of the Subaru Love Promises is "Subaru Loves the Earth." What better day to celebrate this than Earth Day? Earth Day is actually an international holiday focusing on bettering the planet and making it a safe and beautiful places for years to come.

This race is to honor our friend Jackie Tyner who left us to be with her Lord in June of 2015.

Jackie was a lover of nature, exercise, and God. 
She believed deeply in the mission of Young Life and we think she would be honored that her passion is being supported this way. 

Saturday, May 27th, 2017 in Coles Woods was the second annual 5k Tyner Trail Run. All proceeds benefitted Southern Adirondack Young Life. 

Making lemonade out of lemons, or rather turkeys! After a promotion we ran during the holiday season, we had a surplus of 20-pound dinner turkeys and donated 20 of them to our friends at the Open Door Mission in Glen's Falls. We knew they'd put them to good use and help feed LOTS of people.

In 2016 and 2017 we were able to sponsor the Annual Riley Olson Memorial Golf Tournament by providing a Hole in One prize. In 2017 someone came within three inches of winning a free Subaru! 

As part of the Subaru Loves Learning initiative, in September of 2016 we were able to donate and deliver hundreds of Science books to the students. We got to spend a few moments with the children themselves talking about various sciences. It would appear that things really haven't changed all that much since we were in elementary school - the boys still really love talking about frogs. Special thanks to Principal Godfrey and Ms. Williams for letting us come and spend some time with the students.

 As part of the Subaru Loves Pets initiative, October of 2016 was deemed pet month. This was a multi-functioning event. One part was the adoption clinic on October 15. We featured cats and dogs from Friends of Phoebie Animal Rescue that could be adopted after a proper adoption screening took place. We served light refreshments and had live music courtesy of renowned cellist John Anthime Miller.

North Country Subaru sponsored a Summer Arts Camp for children in Glens Falls, NY. It was hosted by the Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council. One of the days at camp owners Eric and Jared Lendrum visited the students to try their own hand in the arts. When they got there they were surprised with a hand made Subaru painted by the kids. All of the kids seemed to be having a blast and we are very glad that we were able to contribute to a safe activity for kids to be a part of in our community. 

In October 2016 we filled up two vehicles, a Subaru Impreza and Outback, full of supplies for Friends of Phoebie Animal Rescue Inc. and it's all thanks to our great customers! We collected 400 lbs of dog food, 188 lbs of cat food, 80 lbs of cat litter, 20 lbs of dog treats and 75 toys for cats and dogs, and at our adoption clinic on October 15 we found loving forever homes for FOUR dogs! We even sponsored an adoption for a customer who purchased a car through us!

In 2016 the Tri-County Marines decided that they wanted to start their own toy drive for the local community. They said in the past a lot of the donations when to the Albany area and they felt that wasn't right. As such they started Toys for Girls and Boys in order to make sure that donations stayed in Washington, Warren, and Saratoga counties. 

2017 was the 29th anniversary of the Feeder Canal Alliance as a not-for-profit organization. FCA continues to preserve, promote and protect the Glens Falls Feeder Canal and Towpath Trail through responsible recreation, environmental education and preservation of these historic places. Did you know that the canal and trail are listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the trail is also recognized as a National Recreational Trail by the Department of the Interior and the National Park Service?

 

Dining Out For Life is a program that takes place in local restaurants. This past year Subaru of America was the host sponsor of the event. There was only one local restaurant that chose to participate this last year and that was Rock Hill Bakehouse. North Country Subaru decided to take it upon ourselves to promote the restaurant and as such the fundraiser. We used out social media page to promote the donation day where 25% of the proceeds went to help local people in their fight against AIDS. Furthermore, we had 10 members of our staff order lunch from Rock Hill (having the tab go toward the cause).

You can check out Dining Out For Life's website to stay up to date on future events as well as Rock Hill Bakehouse on Facebook. They are often sponsoring events in our community.

 

Currently, sarcoma affects 1% of all adults with cancer and 15% of all children with cancer. Although surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiation can cure sarcoma in about 50% of cases, the other half of the time the disease is resistant to any of these approaches. Therefore, there is an extreme need for funding in order for researchers to find a more effective approach to treatment.

Any and all proceeds collected from the race will be given to the Sarcoma Foundation of America in order to support research for sarcoma, as well as the individuals plagued by the disease. Please consider the impact that you can have by supporting Strides Against Sarcoma.

This is an annual event in honor of the memory of Caroline Savitz, lost too soon to Sarcoma.

In 2017 North Country Subaru purchased and donated a mountain bike to be raffled the day of the race.

Churney Gurney is a Mountain Bike race held at Gurney Lane Recreation Park, a park run by the Town of Queensbury Recreation Department on August 9, 2016.  North Country Subaru has sponsored this event for many years. Proceeds from the race go to benefit the Camp Under the Woods Foundation!

 

Eric Lendrum was the 2015 Recipient of the Ethics in Business Award from the Adirondack Samaritan Counseling Center.

The Counseling Center recognizes the connections of ethical behavior to the physical, psychological and spiritual health of the community, as explored in the Scriptural story of the Good Samaritan. The Center affirms the influence of employment practices, business conduct and workplace conditions on mental health. In sponsoring the Ethics in Business Awards, the Center is promoting ethical practices in our communities, encouraging local businesses, agencies and individuals to aspire to be considered for the awards. The awards also serve as a way for the Center to raise its public profile and to raise money for the Center's operation.

The Adirondack Samaritan Counseling Center Board of Directors worked closely with SUNY Adirondack's second-year business ethics class to develop a rigorous and quantitative analysis to measure the ethical behavior of each of the nominees. The Center recognizes the unique challenges of "measuring" ethics, and criteria were established to review nominees' core values such as integrity, fairness, honesty, community involvement and public service.

North Country Subaru believes that good business is more than just a high sales rate and excellent customer service.

Good business is gratefully accepting the gifts you are given.

Good business is using your resources to give back to the community.

This event focused on collecting food for The Open Door Mission. Be on the look out for more events like this! The Open Door food Pantry is located at 47 Lawrence St, Glens Falls, NY 12801.

North Country Subaru is the proud sponsors of RACE THE TRAIN, an event that raises funds for Johnsburg Dollars for Scholars, Inc. The event will take place on August 6, 2016 and is an 8.4 mile course along wooded rolling hills. Ride the train from North Creek station to Riparius station - race it back to North Creek! 1 mile Family Fun Run for all ages follows. Have some fun for Johnsburg Dollars for Scholars!

Click here to learn more about this amazing race!

During Subaru's "Share the Love" Campaign of 2014, North Country Subaru was able to help raise over $8000 for Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Southern Adirondacks.

In 2015, Eric Lendrum was named Honorary Big Brother of the Year for his many efforts to contribute to the organization.

North Country Subaru is a passionate advocate of the Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Southern Adirondacks. Learn more about this amazing organization by visiting their Facebook Page.

On June 22, 2016, Jared and Eric Lendrum visited the Charles R. Wood Cancer Center at Glens Falls Hospital. North Country Subaru partnered with the Albany Chapter of The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society to deliver 63 blankets and two baskets full of warm hats, books, movies, and treats to the patients at the Cancer Center. Representatives from Glens Falls Hospital and The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society met with the Lendrums and accepted the baskets on behalf of the patients.

Camp Under the Woods Foundation
Memories On Wheels
75th Annual William F. Eddy Track Meet
Bowl for Kid's Sake
Adirondack Theatre Festival
Strides Against Sarcoma
Wine and Chocolate Tasting
Lake George Triathlon Festival