I am a nine year member of YMCA affiliates and have been a member at LaPorte YMCA for about 1 1/2…read moreyears. I was told by each of the other affiliates and the LaPorte facility when I joined that I can use "Any" YMCA facility in the U.S. About six months ago, a person named Kori or Cory Mobley and who identified herself as the manager told me that she has information from the Valpo YMCA that I have been visiting the Valpo location more than the LaPorte location. I told her I didn't know that was a problem and that it is my understanding that I can use any YMCA facility. She told me that I must use the LaPorte facility more than any other facility. News to me! So, for a while I dropped by the LaPorte facility to scan my card, use the restroom or shower, use the sauna and swimming pool and of course, work out. About a month later Ms. Mobley notified me that she again has information from Valpo YMCA that I have been visiting their facility more than the LaPorte facility and that she has been deleting my card scan each time I visit the LaPorte facility. I was visiting the Valpo facility for the steam room because I was unable to work out for several months due to total shoulder replacement surgery and also so that my son and his friends can use their family pool with the slide. After this latest confrontation with Ms. Mobley and after my initial shoulder rehab was over I began using the LaPorte YMCA facility to work out about three times per week and spend anywhere from thirty minutes to two hours in the facility. This week, March 24, I was again confronted by Ms. Mobley who informed me that she again has info. from Valpo YMCA that I have been visiting that facility more than LaPorte. This time it is simply not true and I told Ms. Mobley that I have only visited the Valpo facility two or three times in the past four or five weeks and I have been visiting the LaPorte facility two to four times per week and that her record of my "card scans" will show that. She said, "well, I've been deleting your scans". I ask her why she would do that and she said it was because I'm not spending enough time in the LaPorte facility. Ms. Mobley told me that she purposefully has cancelled my visits to LaPorte to cause the "Valpo Y" location to not let me use their facility anymore. I asked her if she had a personal problem with me and she, of course, said no. I then asked to speak with her boss. Enter Laurie G. Halaska who identified herself as the CEO and I informed her that Ms. Mobley was deleting my card scans and that is why their records show that I am visiting the Valpo YMCA more than Laporte and that she needs to stop deleting my card scans. Ms. Halaska told me that my visits have not been "lengthy enough" and that is why Ms. Mobley is deleting my card scans. I told her that if I spend 10 minutes working out or three hours working out, that's my business. If I want to come in a shoot hoops for fifteen minutes I will. If I want to come in and take a shower I can do so. I did concede that on three or four occasions I have popped in to use the restroom because I was in the neighborhood and had to go. So what! I'm a member. Ms. Halaska then told me that "it is her business and that members must use the facility the way that she and the YMCA feel the facilities should be utilized". My jaw dropped. Does she think she's Hitler? I REPEATED that I have visited the LaPorte location two to four times per week and spend from 45 minutes to two hours there. She then basically called me a liar by saying "we have it on video". I said "show me the video of the past two months, let's sit down together and watch the video, I'd love to see it". Her reply, "The video is privileged information and we don't have to share it". So, she just called me a liar and when called out on it, she refused. Any video of me using the facility over the past 4 to 8 weeks will show me using the facility from 45 minutes to 2 hours. Pretty darn angry at this point, I said to her "don't ever call me a liar again". She replied, "I can cancel your membership". Being extremely upset now, I told her to "and never threaten me with membership cancelation". I proceeded to the locker room and then got a 40 minute workout. Her accusations of me being a liar were made in front of other staff, as well as, other members, two of whom asked me about it in the locker room and were appalled by the way I was being treated. I owned a Health Club myself for years. I would never treat my members like this. They should be ashamed of themselves and they owe me a huge apology.

Great Family place! La Porte County is lucky to have a place like the Y in their community. The CEO…read moreCindy must know and care for the community because they went from one Y and now have three branches in La Porte County. That shows a person who has heart and understanding of the community. They offer programs for every age and have state of the art equipment! Listening to the needs of the community then delivering these great programs means a lot to my family. Thank La Porte YMCA for all you do!

Great Facilities, Friendly People, and A Bible based message. Modern Praise and Worship and a…read morewonderful Childrens Ministry.

From the owner: State Street Community Church is a just and generous expression of the Christian faith in downtown…read moreLaPorte, Indiana.

I love St. Vinnies. I donate to the SR 23 location, they will come and pick up a larger for you as…read morewell. I have picked up extra street hockey sticks and baseball mitts for my soms friends to use when they come over... St Vinnies actually cleans stuff before they put it out for sale, and the prices are great. The SR 23 location has a drop off shed in the parking lot, or if you want a receipt for tax purposes...pull around behind pet supplies plus and ring the doorbell on the loading dock. Someone will promptly help you.

Boy, whatta Gyp! This place charges as much for used stuff as Target does for new! I am not…read morekidding.If this is the place over by Martins on 23 and Ironwood, they are bold faced gougers! 300 yards away is a Salvation Army store that has much better stuff at much lower prices! And you can haggle a bit! I remember the old spot of Vinnies, when they were on Sample St., before they moved, now that spot was the place! I remember buying a Sax 5th Ave. shirt there for .29 cents! What the hell happened?!? Supposed to be used stuff for the poor/economically challened, but this place is a cutthrout profitteer! Kinda like the Notre Dame old to gold thing, where you now have to pay to buy old sh*t.Non profit my ass. Shame on you St. Vincent De Paul Society, for being such hypocritical greedheads! Shame Shame Shame!