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Free Coffee At NJ Wawa Stores: How To Get Yours

Thursday marks Wawa's 58th anniversary, featuring free coffee giveaways and special events across the Garden State.

Wawa will celebrate 58 years by giving away free coffee at every store this Thursday.
Wawa will celebrate 58 years by giving away free coffee at every store this Thursday. (Peggy Bayard/Patch)

NEW JERSEY - Wawa will celebrate its 58th anniversary this Thursday by offering customers free hot coffee of any size all day long.

The popular convenience store chain, which touts 690 stores nationwide, expects to give away more than two million free cups of any size coffee to customers at all locations.

“We are thrilled to be able to bring back our traditional Wawa Day festivities to honor the millions of customers who have been such an integral part of our growth through the years,” said Chris Gheysens, Wawa President and CEO, in a statement.

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The celebration will also involve honoring one customer as each store’s official “Day Brightener” and unveiling a limited-edition Popping Bubbles Passionfruit Lemonade beverage to support the Children’s Miracle Network, a nonprofit that helps to fund children's hospitals.

“Being there for our customers, associates and communities when they need us most remains one of our core commitments and one that we always seek to strengthen through new partnerships and possibilities,” he said.

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Wawa will also donate one million dollars in gift cards to The Wawa Foundation’s National Partners and certain community partners, including the American Red Cross. They will also announce contributions of one million dollars each to Check-Out Hunger and the Special Olympics.

Wawa opened its first store in April 1964 in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

There are over 200 Wawa locations in the Garden State, and you can find the nearest one to you and store hours here.

If you don't see your town listed as a Wawa location, don't fret: the company has touted a 2022 initiative to open 54 new stores, including ones in North Bergen, Vineland, Egg Harbor City and Frankford.

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