Wawa Celebrates 500th Fuel Store, Opening In Montgomery County

Wawa's 500th fuel store nationwide is opening in Montgomery County this Thursday.

The store on 8250 Limekiln Pike in Cheltenham is set to open on November 10. As part of the grand opening, customers are being offered free coffee of any size throughout the day at this location.

Activities will feature a charitable hoagie-building competition between members of the Horsham Air and Army Guard and the Cheltenham Fire and Police.

Wawa is also hosting a "Care package assembly station" in honor of Veterans Day where members of the public can assemble a care package of Wawa goods and write a letter of appreciation to veterans. All packages will then be shipped by the USO to deployed troops over the holidays.

“When we determined our 500th fuel store grand opening was happening the day before Veterans Day, we couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate than by paying tribute to the men and women who protect the freedoms we all enjoy,” said Brian Schaller, Wawa’s Vice President of Fuel, in a prepared statement. “Today, we honor the associates and customers who have helped us achieve this milestone, as well as our heroes who make our communities and our country such a special place. It’s hard to believe in just 20 years we’ve grown from a chain of food-only convenience stores to now 500 fuel stores across six states and diesel in over 400 of those stores."

The store will open at 10 a.m. Officials from Wawa, the state, Cheltenham Township, and local law enforcement will give remarks throughout the course of the day's celebration.

Wawa's mascot, Wally Goose, will also be on hand.

Patch file photo.