Throughout Wawa, there is a feeling of excitement surrounding our Wawa Welcome America! festivities. There's an energy you can feel as our associates and our customers are gearing up for the eleven days of excitement and celebration that are about to kick off.
Overwhelmingly, one of the events our associates are most excited about is our second annual Associate Talent Event. It's our search for Wawa's best solo singer and the competition and the support has been great this year. Last year, first place went to Kristin Jackson from Perryville, Maryland, who truly knocked the judges out of their seats with Jill Scott's One is the Magic Number. This year after auditioning more than 200 associates, we've narrowed the group down to the top 12 finalists through local and regional audition rounds. These associates are about to go head-to-head in this American Idol-inspired singing contest held immediately following our Wawa Hoagie Day festivities on June 29th at Noon at the Independence Mall area, 6th & Market.
Check out this video of our associates practicing for the final round. They are wonderful!
Emceed by our very own Ryan Seacrest look-alike, during our Talent finals, a panel of celebrity judges will listen to the finalists' patriotic song choices and decide who deserves to be named top Wawa vocalist. While the judges are deliberating, the finalists will all come out and sing a group rendition of Proud to be an American as a tribute to our armed services. The winner will receive an iPad 2 an iTunes Gift Card and 2 VIP Tickets to the Welcome America! July 4th concert. What's more the winner will perform on one of the entertainment stages at the Party on the Parkway on July 4th!
It's going to be an incredible event you don't want to miss.
The associate talent event is sure to be exciting and entertaining for the Wawa Welcome America crowd. But perhaps more importantly, it illustrates our commitment to celebrating our associates' individual talents as well as the unique spirit and camaraderie that exists here among the Wawa family. I couldn't be prouder of our associates' conviction to making this event and the entire Wawa Welcome America! celebration a one-of-a-kind, spectacular event. Hope to see you there!
"Till next time...