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Wawa Grand Opening

Wawa is celebrating the grand opening of its newest Florida store, located at 7408 Hillsborough Avenue, Tampa.

As a part of this special grand opening festivities, Florida State Representative Betty Reed; members of the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office & Fire Rescue; Wawa Sr. Vice President & Chief Marketing and Brand Officer, Carol Jensen; Wawa Area Manager, Rich Morton; Wawa General Manager, Evelyn Barreno; and Wawa associates will join Wawa’s mascot, Wally Goose, for a ceremonial ribbon cutting. As a part of the celebration Wawa will also host a charitable hoagie building competition between the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office & Fire Rescue to benefit local charitable organizations. During the celebration, and for the first 10 days after the opening, this new Wawa store will offer free coffee!

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