Wawa Day means free coffee all day for customers

MAPLE SHADE - How will Wawa celebrate Wawa Day, which will honor the day it opened its first convenience store back in 1964? Free coffee of course.

On Thursday — Wawa Day — the convenience store chain will give away more than 2 million cups of coffee to its customers. Any size coffee will be given away free throughout the entire day at all stores.

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Wawa will host six in-store celebrations — one celebration in every state it operates. The New Jersey celebration is set for the Wawa located at 600 Route 38 East in Maple Shade.

Wawa also will celebrate the fourth anniversary of The Wawa Foundation and the achievement of Wawa and its foundation in donating $50 million to causes surrounding health, hunger and everyday heroes.

According to a news release, Wawa will unveil a special #50MillionThanks goal donation announcement tribute thanking customers, associates and national partners for their help in donating $50 million to The Wawa Foundation, and celebrating millions of "magical customer moments" displayed on in-store, digital signage at all Wawa stores.

Celeste E. Whittaker: @cp_CWhittaker; 856-486-2437; cwhittaker@gannettnj.com

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