Project Profile:

Give Kids the World Village
Kissimmee, FL

Give Kids The World Village is a 70-acre, nonprofit “storybook” resort located near Central Florida’s most beloved attractions. Children with life-threatening illnesses and their families are treated to weeklong, cost-free fantasy vacations, complete with accommodations in whimsical villas, transportation, donated attraction tickets, meals, and much more. Since 1986, GKTW has welcomed more than 100,000 families from all 50 states and 70 countries. As part of their recent expansion project, GKTW installed a a zero-depth entry pool and splash play area, which holds more than 83,000 gallons of water and provides children of all abilities the chance to play and enjoy themselves.

In order to help GKTW Village be as environmentally friendly as possible while ensuring impeccable water quality, the Defender filter was selected for the project. Defender provides safe, efficient filtration while reducing space requirements, water consumption and energy demand, thereby keeping costs down for the long-term, another issue important to Village operations. The donation of the Defender filter continues the gifting tradition by Neptune-Benson to GKTW.

“We truly love the new pool, splash pad and Park of Dreams and the Defender® helps us to ensure that these venues are always safe, clean and ready for families to enjoy. As an added bonus, the water savings of the Defender® figured prominently into our ability to achieve and maintain our status as a One Palm Certified Green Resort, in the state of Florida. An accomplishment we are very proud of here at GKTW Village. Neptune-Benson has long been a great friend to the Village and I could not begin to imagine the numbers of smiles that you have helped us create!”

Michael Bausman
Director of Facilities Resources

“Being a family business ourselves, we were eager to assist with GKTW’s new Village Pool. As one of the premier wishgranting organizations in the country, we are proud to be named one of the GKTW Expansion Heroes.”

Barry Gertz,
President, Neptune-Benson

Give Kids the World Village
210 South Bass Road
Kissimmee, FL 34746		 Tel: (407) 396-1114
Fax: (407) 396-1207
www.gktw.org