{"id":10,"date":"2025-02-24T14:57:53","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T14:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vistaprairie.org\/senior-living-mn-new-ulm-ridgeway-23rd-german\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2025-11-16T01:22:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T01:22:08","slug":"volunteering","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vistaprairie.org\/senior-living-mn-new-ulm-ridgeway-23rd-german\/volunteering\/","title":{"rendered":"VPC Care Connections"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10\" class=\"elementor elementor-10\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1297ac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a1297ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;arrow&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 700 10\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M350,10L340,0h20L350,10z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b9cd1d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8b9cd1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fd726e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5fd726e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">VPC Care Connections<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-485b77d3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"485b77d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a428aa6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a428aa6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e422f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e422f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Life-changing moments start here<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aafb86 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4aafb86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eac4005 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5eac4005\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>VPC Care Connections is a mutually beneficial volunteer program and is an extension of our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vistaprairie.org\/senior-living-mn-new-ulm-ridgeway-23rd-german\/aspire-lifestyle\/\">Aspire \u2013 Life on Purpose\u2122<\/a>\u00a0program at Vista Prairie Communities. Residents in our community share their gifts, talents and their purpose through activities and programs that are specific to their interests and their level of which they choose to volunteer.<\/p><p>Our dedicated team members are encouraged to engage in volunteer programs throughout the local community and give back in ways that they are able. In addition, we welcome the local community, schools, organizations, and family members of residents into our community to share their gifts, talents, and time with those we serve.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f72671c e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2f72671c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59f0e803 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"59f0e803\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d7652b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6d7652b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/vistaprairie.org\/senior-living-mn-new-ulm-ridgeway-23rd-german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/Volunteering-Looking-for-Volunteers-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-286\" alt=\"Bright elderly woman laughing and socializing during a community meal at Vista Prairie at Ridgeway senior living in New Ulm, MN.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vistaprairie.org\/senior-living-mn-new-ulm-ridgeway-23rd-german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/Volunteering-Looking-for-Volunteers-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vistaprairie.org\/senior-living-mn-new-ulm-ridgeway-23rd-german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/Volunteering-Looking-for-Volunteers-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vistaprairie.org\/senior-living-mn-new-ulm-ridgeway-23rd-german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/Volunteering-Looking-for-Volunteers-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vistaprairie.org\/senior-living-mn-new-ulm-ridgeway-23rd-german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/Volunteering-Looking-for-Volunteers-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vistaprairie.org\/senior-living-mn-new-ulm-ridgeway-23rd-german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/Volunteering-Looking-for-Volunteers-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"Volunteering-Looking-for-Volunteers.jpg - Vista Prairie at Ridgeway\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a6d0be1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a6d0be1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Looking for Volunteers?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a591ceb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2a591ceb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76c0976e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76c0976e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you need volunteers, please contact us and fill out the form to let us know the specifics. Someone within our community will reach out and let you know if we\u2019re able to fulfill the need. Volunteer availability is based upon staff and residents&#8217; time, accessibility, and interests.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-340e3cb8 elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-raven-button\" data-id=\"340e3cb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;turn_to_popup_action_button&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"raven-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"raven-widget-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"raven-button raven-button-widget-normal-effect-none  raven-button-text-align-center raven-button-link elementor-animation-none\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjExNTEiLCJ0b2dnbGUiOmZhbHNlfQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"raven-button-overlay\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"raven-button-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"button-text-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"raven-button-texts-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"button-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"raven-button-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSUBMIT REQUEST\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45ab3628 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"45ab3628\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d4648f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d4648f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/vistaprairie.org\/senior-living-mn-new-ulm-ridgeway-23rd-german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/Volunteering_-_Looking_to_Volunteer_50-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-277\" alt=\"Colorful outdoor painting activity for seniors at Vista Prairie at Ridgeway, MN, with elderly women creating landscape art in a scenic park setting, promoting creativity and social engagement.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vistaprairie.org\/senior-living-mn-new-ulm-ridgeway-23rd-german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/Volunteering_-_Looking_to_Volunteer_50-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vistaprairie.org\/senior-living-mn-new-ulm-ridgeway-23rd-german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/Volunteering_-_Looking_to_Volunteer_50-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vistaprairie.org\/senior-living-mn-new-ulm-ridgeway-23rd-german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/Volunteering_-_Looking_to_Volunteer_50-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vistaprairie.org\/senior-living-mn-new-ulm-ridgeway-23rd-german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/Volunteering_-_Looking_to_Volunteer_50.jpg 1061w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"Volunteering_-_Looking_to_Volunteer_50.jpg - Vista Prairie at Ridgeway\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f8ac918 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f8ac918\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Looking to Volunteer?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfa40a2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"cfa40a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29dd78c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29dd78c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you want to share your gifts, talents, or time with a senior, we love volunteers at our community and would be happy to welcome you. Fill out a volunteer form and how you\u2019d like to share your time in our community.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-206db84 elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-raven-button\" data-id=\"206db84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;turn_to_popup_action_button&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"raven-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"raven-widget-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"raven-button raven-button-widget-normal-effect-none  raven-button-text-align-center raven-button-link elementor-animation-none\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjExNDgiLCJ0b2dnbGUiOmZhbHNlfQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"raven-button-overlay\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"raven-button-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"button-text-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"raven-button-texts-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"button-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"raven-button-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLET'S CONNECT\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b50a2bf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b50a2bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3046413 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-raven-heading\" data-id=\"3046413\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"raven-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"raven-widget-wrapper\"><h2 class=\"raven-heading raven-heading-h2\"><span class=\"raven-heading-title \">Welcome to the Good Life<\/span><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f8299d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f8299d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eed6376 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-raven-button\" data-id=\"eed6376\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;turn_to_popup_action_button&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"raven-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"raven-widget-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"raven-button raven-button-widget-normal-effect-none  raven-button-text-align-center raven-button-link elementor-animation-none\" href=\"https:\/\/vistaprairie.org\/senior-living-mn-new-ulm-ridgeway-23rd-german\/contact\/\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"raven-button-overlay\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"raven-button-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"button-text-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"raven-button-texts-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"button-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"raven-button-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCONTACT US\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VPC Care Connections Life-changing moments start here VPC Care Connections is a mutually beneficial volunteer program and is an extension of our\u00a0Aspire \u2013 Life on Purpose\u2122\u00a0program at Vista Prairie Communities. 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