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- On July 20 2026, Wawa gave free coffee in all stores and placed a bronze statue of chairman Dick Wood Jr. at its headquarters.
- Dick Wood Jr., CEO in 1980 and chairman in 1982, retired in 2004 after expanding Wawa to 900 stores and $12 billion in sales.
- He and his family gave $25 million to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, creating Richard D. Wood Jr. Center, prompting Wawa to start scholarship fund in 2021.
