Wawa Is Giving You Free Coffee For Its Birthday This Thursday

It's Wawa's birthday, and to celebrate it is giving us a present: Free coffee.

Thursday, April 12 is Wawa Day, and customers can treat themselves to a free coffee, any size, at all Wawa locations.

Founded in April 1964, Wawa opened its first store in Folsom, Pennsylvania. Since then, it has expanded into multiple states, including New Jersey and Delaware, Maryland and beyond. The first Wawa store sold milk produced in Wawa, Pennsylvania, at a plant started by the Wawa founder's grandfather.

"Wawa" is also the Native American word for the Canada goose found in the Delaware Valley around the dairy plant, which is why the company's logo incorporates the bird.

This year the company is flying high, celebrating its 54th birthday. Each person is limited to one free coffee as part of the Wawa Day festivities.

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With reporting by Deb Belt of Patch

Photo courtesy of Wawa