The city holiday dates back to 1992, when Wawa first began handing out free 6-inch hoagies for one day only on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Scenes from Wawa Hoagie Day, when hundreds lined Independence Mall for free sandwiches, swag, and Tastykakes
Wawa employees and volunteers work fast to make the thousands of hoagie for distribution during the 2024 Wawa Welcome America Hoagie Day.Hundreds of hungry tourists, patient Philadelphians, and passersby hoping for a free lunch lined up on Arch Street between Fifth and Sixth Streets Thursday morning for Wawa Hoagie Day, or when the beloved local convenience store chain hands out thousands of freewhen then-Mayor Ed Rendell declared Wawa Hoagie Day a city holiday.
Hundreds of Wawa employees headed to the National Constitution Center at 4:30 a.m. Thursday to hand assemble 25,000 Shorties — or around 7 tons of sandwich — Wawa CEO Chris GheysensCharles McGee, of Somerdale, N.J., was the first person to receive a sandwich, swag bag, and Tastykake when the handouts started at noon. A retiree and longtime volunteer with Philabundance, McGee lined up at 10 a.m.
after finishing a shift with the food bank. To pass the time, McGee said he doled out life advice to the people who waited beside him, whom he now considered friends. McGee’s go-to order: An Italian hoagie with lettuce, tomato, and absolutely no oil. Here’s to hoping that’s what he got.
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