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Yahoo
30-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Wawa Officially Entered Indiana with Its First Three Stores
Five Additional Stores to Open in Indiana by Year's End with Indianapolis Up Next in July WAWA, Pa., May 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wawa, Inc., recently marked a significant milestone in its history – the grand opening of its first three stores in Indiana! New stores are located at 16100 W. Commerce Rd. in Daleville, 5890 Midland Pointe Blvd. in Noblesville and 1354 Veterans Pkwy. in Clarksville and are the first of eight stores slated to open in Indiana by year's end. During these historic events, Wawa was joined by local officials, heroes and community members for ribbon-cutting ceremonies See grand opening broll highlights here. As part of the celebrations, Wawa and The Wawa Foundation presented the following grants to support the community: $5,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of East Central Indiana in conjunction with Wawa's Lending a Helping Hoagie program where a portion of the Daleville store's first week of hoagie sales are donated to fight food insecurity. $5,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of East Central Indiana and $10,000 to Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana through The Wawa Foundation's Fly Beyond Key Issue Grant that supports the community by fighting food insecurity while also providing access to more nutritious and healthy meal options for youth $5,000 to Riley Children's Hospital, a CMN Hospital Partner, to support the Child Life Program $2,500 to Dare to Care Food Bank to support their mission to feed the hungry and conquer the cycle of need in the community $2,500 to the USO to support military members and families serving our county through various programs throughout the year $6,000 to charities selected by local first responders as part of Wawa's signature Hoagies for Heroes hoagie building competition 'We're thrilled to fly into Indiana and bring our unique combination of fresh food and beverage, convenience, and service to new friends and neighbors. This historic milestone kicks off the next chapter of our growth in the Midwest, and we're overjoyed at the warm welcome we continue to receive from so many communities we're now proud to count as part of the Wawa flock,' said Brian Schaller, President of Wawa. 'We are also thrilled about extending our commitment to being a good neighbor to Indiana, and our partnerships with local organizations supporting Health, Hunger, and Everyday Heroes.' About Wawa's Expansion in IndianaWawa plans to open its next store in Indiana at 3835 E. 96th St. in Indianapolis in July. By the end of 2025, Wawa expects to have eight stores open in Indiana with additional locations planned in Brownsburg, Cumberland, Plainfield and Westfield. In subsequent years, Wawa projects opening 8-12 stores per year, reaching 60 stores in Indiana over the next six years. To build each store, Wawa will invest over $7.5 million and employ, on average, 140 contractors and local partners. Once open, each store will employ, on average, 35 Associates, with Wawa expecting to create 2,000 new, long-term jobs as a result of its Indiana expansion. About Wawa, Inc., a family and associate owned, privately held company, began in 1803 as an iron foundry in New Jersey. Toward the end of the 19th century, owner George Wood took an interest in dairy farming and the family began a small processing plant in Wawa, Pennsylvania, in 1902. The milk business was a huge success, due to its quality, cleanliness and 'certified' process. As home delivery of milk declined in the early 1960s, Grahame Wood, George's grandson, opened the first Wawa Food Market in 1964 in Pennsylvania as an outlet for dairy products. Today, Wawa is your all day, every day stop for freshly prepared foods, beverages, coffee, fuel services and surcharge-free ATMs. Wawa stores are located in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Florida, North Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Ohio, Indiana and Washington, D.C., with more than 1,100 locations to date. The stores offer a large, fresh foodservice selection, including Wawa brands such as custom-prepared hoagies, freshly brewed coffee, hot breakfast sandwiches, hand-crafted specialty beverages, a dinner menu including burgers and pizza, and an assortment of soups, sides and snacks. ranks Wawa as #24 of America's Largest Private Companies. Contact: in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Winnipeg Free Press
30-04-2025
- General
- Winnipeg Free Press
Birthday books
Crescentwood This is the year the baby turns 65! For volunteers at Children's Hospital Book Market, every day is cause for celebration. 'We have raised over 10 million dollars in aid of sick kids,' says Carol Irving, volunteer co-ordinator. 'I have observed the diligence and commitment of our volunteers as they work throughout the year to organise our sales, and I deeply value their contributions towards enhancing the health and well-being of children.' Supplied photo 'Teach Peace.' Timely words hand crafted on a book donated to Children's Hospital Book Market. The next opportunity for book aficionados is a pop-up sale at St. Vital Centre on Aug. 16 featuring mysteries, cookbooks, music and fiction. As the co-ordinator for the Found in a Book Project for Children's Hospital Book Market, I'm grateful to volunteers who find ephemera left in books and pass them on to me to create displays. Many fascinating things have been left between pages donated to help fund pediatric research, and programming such as the Child Life Program and the Family Information Library. Methodically precise yet artful, someone created a powerful message on a donated book using hundreds of colourful post-it tabs to say, 'Teach Peace.' The reaction from those who have seen the book has been a consortium of dropped jaws and is representative of surprises waiting for a volunteer opening a box or bag of donations. There have been many stories surrounding Manitoba's longest running fundraiser for Children's Hospital, first of its kind in Canada beginning in 1961, of selling gently used books. Elma Neufeld is the book market's longest serving volunteer for 51 years! Carol Irving, a living legend in book lore, began as a volunteer to become the unifying force as she coaches, problem solves, negotiates, organizes, trains volunteers and assists thousands of book lovers with bags and carts in tow who descend St. Vital Centre. Mondays A weekly look at news and events that matter in your communities. Behind the scenes supporters include Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service and Firefighters' Burn Unit. Volunteers in their identifiable aprons also unpack boxes, set up the tables and keep those table replenished the minute a book is sold. The inventory is so large that it takes four semitrailers to transport pallets of books to St. Vital Centre. They also ring through purchases and help readers negotiate maps of the mall to find that perfect book. Cookbooks are hot sellers, Indigenous books sell out by noon the first day, and sci-fi, mysteries, fiction, poetry, art, sports, classics, travel and romance are just some of the 80 categories offered. This is Winnipeg's literary feel-good event. Affectionately known as our very own science fiction guru, Doug Holmes is a veritable fountain of information. Besides sorting, pricing, labelling and packing up boxes his organization skills are out of this world. He says, 'What differentiates the book market from all the other charities is that we do not ask for donations of money. People buy books that they want at a price they are willing to pay. Donations come from people giving us books that would otherwise end up in recycling.' 'Being at the book market is a real eye-opener,' says Harvey Jenkins award-winning haiku poet and volunteer. 'The variety and range of poets and poetry books donated continues to be truly inspiring. It is a real pleasure to hold these books in my hands, leaf through the pages to check their condition, visualize the book being at the next sale, and placing a price on each book. It's like giving these books another life.' Kim and Doug Peterson are just one example of the husband-wife teams who have worked together tirelessly behind the scenes twice a week and at every sale for the past ten years. Kim inspires other newly retired couples when she says, 'Who would have thought 'work' could be so much fun? Our lives before retirement began at 6 a.m., heading out the door in separate directions and spending every day in separate worlds. Now we volunteer together and have time to talk to each other and share the day. We meet wonderful people from every facet of life both while pricing and those who come to the sale. Together we interact with new people and spend much time getting recommendations about books and sharing our favourite books with others.' Just as we don't know who crafted the 'Teach Peace' message, we usually don't know who donated most of the books we receive. Opening a box or a bag is always a thrill as we never know what we're going to find. It's like your birthday every day and we appreciate your gifts to help Manitoba children. See you in August! Heather EmberleyCrescentwood community correspondent Heather Emberley is a community correspondent for Crescentwood. Email her at if you have a story suggestion. Read full biography Our newsroom depends on a growing audience of readers to power our journalism. If you are not a paid reader, please consider becoming a subscriber. Our newsroom depends on its audience of readers to power our journalism. Thank you for your support.
