Wawa Celebrates Its roots at Fredericksburg Store
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Anniversary Celebration
Special “Family Reunion” Wawaversary Brings
Together Generations of Associates and Customers and
Shows Customer Loyalty at Wawa has its Perks
history — the 15th anniversary of their Fredericksburg Wawa located at 1140 Carl D. Silver Pkwy. on 8/27/2013 in Fredericksburg, VA. To honor this special
anniversary and to celebrate Wawa’s dedication to its Fredericksburg family, Wawa is hosting a family reunion-style in-store celebration
that will take place on the same day.
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As a highlight of the event, honored customers will be invited to take pictures with Wawa’s Mascots Wally Goose and Shorti at a special in-store photo booth. All pictures will be posted through online photo albums at www.wawaversary.com, capturing the memories forever. Additionally, longtime customers can enter to be a part of the celebration and win special Wawaversary perks! Prior to the event, customers can enter to win a week’s worth of coffee by filling out an entry form. Winners will be announced at the conclusion of each Wawaversary event.
2013 Wawaversaries By the Numbers
Wawa’s Fredericksburg family reunion anniversary celebration is part of this year’s Wawaversary celebrations; in 2013, Wawa will celebrate milestone anniversaries or 25, 30, 35, 40, and 45 years for 65 of the stores throughout their chain. This will be Wawa’s final year of Wawaversary celebrations, which began in 2009. Throughout the 2013 Wawaversary celebrations Wawa will:- Give
away more than 100,000 cups of free
coffee - Perk
over 50,000 Key Extended Family Members milestone customers with free specialty
beverages - Award
and Highlight over 300 Key Extended
Family Members milestone customers - Donate
over $2 million to various charities
through check presentations representing in-store collections at each
Wawaversary Celebrations
“It’s been wonderful to celebrate our customers and associates through our Wawaversary events, and as we enter the final year of these celebrations, we are reminded of the incredible bonds that make our associates, customers, and community partners part of one big extended Wawa family,” said Chris Gheysens, Wawa’s President and CEO. “These family reunions remind us of the strength of these connections and we want to say thank you to everyone who continues to make Wawa a place that not only simplifies lives, but feels like home!”
Wawaversary Event Specifics
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To mark the start of the reunion, Wawa’s Mascot, Wally Goose and Shorti will lead the Wawa Through the Ages parade, which visually highlights Wawa’s key milestones. The parade features associates wearing oversized foam-board photos of everything from Wawa’s famous milk man, to everyone’s favorite hoagies, to the evolution of coffee cups through the years.
Key
Extended Family Members
As part of this milestone reunion celebration, Wawa
will honor Key Extended Family Members.
Wawa has identified key customers who have frequented the location since the
very first day it opened!
To honor these key family members, the store’s
General Manager, Connie Bero, will present each of these
customers with a specially designed golden
travel mug, filled with one month’s worth of free Wawa coffee coupons and
specialty beverages. In addition, each
of these customers will be presented with a ceremonial “key to the store.” Cake
and coffee will be served to all, with music and dancing to follow. Each
Key Extended Family Member will also be presented with a t-shirt featuring the
store number and how long they’ve been part of the Wawa Family!
Immediate Family Members
The ceremony will also recognize the Key Immediate
Family Members, Wawa’s longest-term associates at the store. These Key Immediate Family Members will be
presented with Wawaversary GooseBumps an internal Wawa recognition program that
results in Wawa gear and prizes – in acknowledgement of the important role they
play in forming Wawa’s bond with customers and the community.
The Fredericksburg store was built in 4/27/1998. Throughout the years, the
store has evolved and been remodeled, bringing customers state-of-the-art
facilities, service and convenience.