Wawa Glenside’s grand opening Thursday morning was accompanied by a donation on behalf of the store’s Hoagies for Heroes Competition.
Wawa recognized local first responders from Abington Township Police Department, Glenside Fire Company, and representatives from PA National Guard through a competition to see who could build the most hoagies in three minutes.
Wawa’s donation will be split between Abington PAL and Citizens And Police Together.
Wawa also presented a $15,000 grant to Morris Arboretum to support their ActiveDuty Free Admission Program, which provides general free admission to Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard Active duty and reservists, National Guard Members, U.S. Public Health Commissioned Corps, NOAA Corps, and up to five family members.
The Glenside location is the 39th to open this year out of the 40 total stores projected to open across Wawa’s operating area in 2022.
“At Wawa, our core purpose is fulfilling lives every day and since our first store opened, we’ve believed that we all have a role in making this world a better place,” Chris Gheysens, Wawa’s President and CEO, said.
“This year, we’re excited to toast all the incredible Day Brighteners and kick off this one-of-a-kind tour with a stop at each new store to show our “Goose Gratitude” to associates and customers whose little acts of kindness make a big difference in our communities,” Gheysens said.
From Wawa’s press release:
Andrew Courchain will serve as general manager of the new Glenside Wawa store, leading a team of approximately 50 associates, all of which are new positions brought to the area through the development of the store. Associates in these full- and part-time positions will not only receive competitive salaries with hourly starting rate of $15 and health benefits, but once eligible, will participate in Wawa’s
employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). Wawa Associates own 40% of Wawa through the ESOP.
More information and current job opportunities can be viewed at: www.wawa.com/careers.
The store is fully equipped with built-to-order fresh food kitchen featuring its signature hoagies (80 million hoagies sold annually) and newest food innovations such as the ever-popular, customizable burger, award-winning Wawa coffee (195 million cups sold annually); the Sizzli(TM), Wawa’s hot breakfast sandwich; Wawa’s new line of specialty beverages (hot, cold, iced and frozen); Wawa Bakery; and Wawa’s beverage line of dairy products, juices and teas, plus packaged goods, fuel services, among other amenities. In addition to the store-level experience, customers can access their Wawa favorites through mobile ordering, curbside pickup, delivery options and its newest Catering Online offer where customers can order favorite Wawa foods for their upcoming events at: www.wawacatering.com.
Photos courtesy of Abington Police Department