USA: Wawa launches aid campaign for Hurricane Harvey disaster relief

Wawa, Inc. and The Wawa Foundation Inc. have launched a chain-wide, in-store crisis campaign, designed to provide disaster relief assistance to those communities most affected by Hurricane Harvey.

The campaign is being held in partnership with the American Red Cross and allows customers to help contribute to Hurricane Harvey disaster relief by adding $1, $3, or $5 to their Wawa purchase at checkout.

“We have a long history of supporting the Red Cross that includes providing aid for Hurricanes Andrew, Katrina and Rita, and the Midwestern Floods, the Asian Tsunamis, September 11, the Haitian relief effort and Hurricane Sandy,” said Chris Gheysens, Wawa’s CEO.

The Wawa Foundation will match the first $50,000 of all customer donations during the campaign. The campaign is running until Sept. 8 in all of Wawa’s over 760 stores throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and Florida.