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Thank you to all who made the VINE vision for creating an adult community center that encourages healthy living possible! I have personally benefited from the variety of classes available. It's a welcoming environment to explore new directions in retirement. I love the exercise classes, swimming pool, educational and support groups. The staff are welcoming and helpful. I have many opportunities to volunteer. I've made new friends and reacquainted with past friends. I look forward to spending time at VINE every day. We are blessed to have a resource of this quality to bring adults of all ages together. Thank you to all who make this VINE possible!

I have been connected with VINE since 2010 and before. In 2010 my husband was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. I cannot begin to elicit the ways that I received support during those 2.5 years before he died. Now, while the old way may have been cheaper to operate, I see the greatly increased number of people who are served in the new expansive setting, that is so very much safer for people with disabilities. It was scary taking my husband to the "old" spot... I would have been totally pleased to access this new location. Does it take money to run this facility? Certainly it does. AND many people have access through one program or another to have their participation paid for all or in part. I wonder if some of the disgruntled people have asked the simple question, how could I get help to pay for this? We are privileged to have in this community the largest group of volunteers leveraged by VINE I believe in the whole nation. When I took my husband to the brain tumor support group in Minneapolis I would tell the folk about VINE and they would say, "I wish that there were a place like that here"... I know of a woman who recently moved to St. Paul. She is saying, "I wish I could find a place like VINE for my parents. I've looked. There isn't anything like it." We who are elderly don't come with automatic entitlements. The costs are minimal compared with the benefits. To health and social engagement. I wish I could give 10 stars to this place. It deserves it!!! I am a member, even though I have little time to participate. Why? because I believe in supporting this incredible outreach to our community. Hopefully I will eventually have time to both appreciate the services and volunteer in this place to make it one bit better for our community!

I am a nurse in Mankato and I have witnessed first hand all of the ways VINE helps our community. The fitness center is amazing and I love all of the exercise classes that they offer for young and old! The staff is always friendly and very accommodating. Pam, the director, has worked with our facility numerous times to organize activities for our elderly population...they love VINE, and so do I!!

VINE director and book keeper both need to get their priority strait. Both should be losing sleep over the poor way they are operating financially. Watch staff turnover in the near future. Morale at Vine stinks because of the way it is currently run. P.S. You still won't find restroom availability at Vines store, because the director and book keeper don't feel that the cost of toilet paper and water are worth your business. I hate to be so negative about a place I used to work at and love, but my god, they need to regain some empathy for the PEOPLE that they want to contribute to its success. PPS. Watch for the 5 star deluge of reviews to follow.

I cannot say enough positive things about VINE Faith in Action. This organization brings so many life enhancing opportunities to the wider Mankato community. From caregiver support to transportation services, its phenomenal exercise and lifestyle classes to its community connection spaces, I am not sure it is possible to count the ways in which VINE serves the elderly population of wider Mankato. My grandmother spent her adult life helping to ensure that the elderly population of Wisconsin was well-served. Every time I interact with VINE Faith in Action, I think about how this organization embodies everything she ever hoped a community could achieve for its older citizens. Check it out! You will not be disappointed.