By Kyle Coppola
Wawa Celebrates Grand Opening of Wildwood Location
Wawa opened the doors to its newest store Thursday morning with fanfare, freebies, and a dash of friendly competition. Located at the corner of County Road 466A and Powell Road, the new Wildwood location joins a bustling retail area near Pinellas Plaza, Target, Publix and Lowe’s.
(Wildwood Mayor Ed Wolf spoke to the crowd gathered to celebrate the new Wawa Grand Opening.)
The grand opening event drew a crowd of locals eager to welcome the convenience store and fuel station to town. The first 250 customers received free t-shirts and a complimentary coffee of any size to mark the occasion. The Wildwood Middle High School cheerleaders and band were also in attendance.
Wildwood Mayor Ed Wolf spoke at the ribbon-cutting ceremony, thanking the community, construction crews, and Wawa employees for their dedication in bringing the project to life. He also highlighted a morning hoagie-making contest that raised funds for charity and featured local teams.
(Villages resident Gary Polk holds up the free WAWA T-Shirt which was distributed to the first 250 guests.)
“Way to go Wildwood Police Department and congratulations on winning the competition trophy through your teamwork, hustle and attention to detail,” says Mayor Wolf, applauding the department’s spirited victory.
The new store adds to this growing area of Wildwood. This upcoming Sunday, Target will host their grand opening right across the street. A new senior living facility and other businesses are also slated for openings in the near future.
(The Wildwood Police Department won the Hoagie Building Competition. Photo Credit – Gary Polk.)
Kyle Coppola was born in Newton, Massachusetts and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communications from Curry College in 2016. After traveling to Florida on a family vacation, he decided he could not get enough of the warm weather and made the move from snowy Massachusetts to central Florida 8 years ago.
For the last decade Kyle has gained valuable experience in social media content creation, marketing and sales, writing, video production, sports announcing and even broadcasting for local radio stations, such as FM 102.9 in The Villages and FM 91.5 in Massachusetts. Every year he volunteers at The Villages Charter High School as a play-by-play sports announcer for the football games as well as a public address announcer for the basketball games, including the annual Battle at The Villages Tournament.
Outside the office Kyle is a husband and father to two beautiful girls along with their cat. In his spare time he likes to spend time with his family, travel, play golf and swim. He is also a huge sports junkie and even bigger motorsports fan and loves to attend racing events when he can.
