Sheetz offers free coffee to first responders, health care workers fighting COVID-19

Here’s one tool in the battle against coronavirus: free coffee for first responders and health care workers.

Sheetz, which has locations throughout the D.C. region, is offering free coffee to hospital workers, police officers, firefighters and paramedics from now until June 1.

“The first responders and medical personnel on the front lines of this pandemic continue to truly inspire us as they work tirelessly and relentlessly to care for others in our communities and throughout the nation,” said Travis Sheetz, president and chief operating officer of Sheetz, in a release.


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“It’s important for us to show our appreciation to every single one of them during this difficult time. We’re hoping this gesture will help fuel the first responders and medical personnel in the communities we reside in as they work around the clock to deliver lifesaving care.”

Sheetz has been deemed an essential business and operates 600 store locations throughout Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio and North Carolina.

Find a location at the company’s website.

Will Vitka

William Vitka is a Digital Writer/Editor for WTOP.com. He's been in the news industry for over a decade. Before joining WTOP, he worked for CBS News, Stuff Magazine, The New York Post and wrote a variety of books—about a dozen of them, with more to come.

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