Coasting For Kids Set At Quassy On June 8

MIDDLEBURY, Conn. - Feb. 14, 2019 - PRLog -- Quassy Amusement & Waterpark is partnering with Give Kids The World Village, a Central Florida-based nonprofit that fulfills wishes for critically ill children and their families, to stage a Coasting for Kids event on Saturday, June 8.

 Participants who raise – or donate – at least $100 in support of Give Kids The World Village will receive a special Coasting for Kids pass, giving them exclusive morning ride time on Quassy's award-wining Wooden Warrior coaster. In addition, the park will operate its classic Allan Herschell Little Dipper steel coaster for exclusive rides, beginning at 10 a.m.

All money raised by participants will help Give Kids The World (GKTW) provide free, weeklong dream vacations to critically ill children and their families. The village is an 84-acre, nonprofit resort located in Kissimmee, Fla., near Orlando's world-famous theme parks. Since its founding more than 30 years ago, it has hosted more than 165,000 critically ill children and their families.

 With Coasting for Kids, Quassy has again united with Give Kids The World to support these brave children and their families. On Coasting for Kids day, park attendees who have raised at least $100 for the nonprofit will also receive a Coasting for Kids T-shirt and be able to enjoy the park's other rides and waterpark after the exclusive ride times.

Those interested in being a part of Coasting for Kids can sign up at www.gktw.org/coasting.

 "We are pleased to have this partnership with Give Kids The World," Quassy President Eric Anderson said of the project. "The work done at the village for these children and their families is incredible and we have supported their initiatives throughout the years."

 Give Kids The World President and CEO Pamela Landwirth said partnering with Quassy is a partnership that makes sense for the village.

 "We share many of the same goals – bringing happiness and joy to families," she said.  "We are extremely grateful for all of their support. Coasting for Kids is going to be spectacular."

About Give Kids the World Village

 Give Kids The World Village is an 84-acre, nonprofit resort built exclusively to serve critically-ill children and their families. Children visiting Central Florida on their "wish trips," stay with their families at Give Kids The World's storybook village for week-long, dream vacations.

Give Kids The World provides meals, transportation, nightly entertainment, and complimentary passes to Orlando's world-famous theme parks and other attractions. There is never any charge to visiting families, and no child is ever turned away.

 Since 1986, Give Kids The World Village has served more than 160,000 children and families from all 50 states and more than 75 countries. GKTW is four-star rated by Charity Navigator, with more than 92 cents of every dollar it spends going to program services.

About Quassy

 Quassy Amusement Park & Waterpark is in its 111th year and features more than two dozen rides and attractions.

 Rides include the award-winning Wooden Warrior roller coaster, Reverse Time, Frantic, Music Fest, Yo-Yo super swings, Free Fall 'N' Drop Tower and Grand Carousel. New for 2019 is the Bouncing Buggies family ride.

 Splash Away Bay waterpark has dozens of ways to get drenched on warm summer days, including 15 slides, Saturation Station modular play area and a splash pad for toddlers.

 Quassy also features a laser maze attraction in its huge arcade building.

 The park also has a restaurant, redemption arcade, games, live entertainment and special events.

 Season passes are on sale now at the park office and through the Quassy website at www.quassy.com. Company picnics, school fieldtrips and other catered events are also being scheduled through the park office at (203) 758-2913.

 Quassy is located at 2132 Middlebury Road, Route 64, in Middlebury, Conn., on the shores of Lake Quassapaug.

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With Coasting For Kids logo and Quassy Wooden Warrior photo

Ready To Roll!

Wooden Warrior, the award-winning roller coaster at Quassy Amusement & Waterpark, will be set to roll for Coasting for Kids on Saturday, June 8. The event will benefit Give Kids The World Village in Kissimmee, Fla. (Quassy photo)

For more information about Give Kids The World Village, contact Social & Content Strategist

Jessica Mueller at JessicaM@gktw.org  or 407 396 1114 ext. 4519.

For more information about Quassy Amusement & Waterpark, contact:

Ron Gustafson, director of marketing & public relations

Quassy Amusement & Waterpark

PO Box 887

2132 Middlebury Road

Middlebury, CT 06762

ron@quassy.com

203-758-2913 ext. 109

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