The Oaks

Title: Oaks Video 2 April 2016
Time: 4 min 41 sec

Description:

Testimonials from current residents about the life at The Methodist Oaks in Orangeburg SC. Some of the nicest people live here!

Transcript:

my mother-in-law lived here 14 years and so I came to see her often so I was very familiar with the place I said then well I was going to spend the water years of my life out here and it's such a joy to be out here and to have my siblings with it I have a younger brother who's retired minister I have my older sister and I have my daughter Cindy I was 56 when I moved here and I were friends loan on his crimes because they said oh no you going in the old folks home but it was it because it's a good place to come and I'm so glad I came when I was young it was love at first sight I mean I thought what a wonderful place I have these two sisters here and I came because they were here I felt like that I needed time with them and the be at the oaks is just a pleasure because i'm with family I'm Andy Cox CEO of the X I think you can tell from the excitement and comments of boy hello Cindy and Reverend Phil they found a new home here at the eggs while many retirement communities have many of the same things as the Oaks pools fitness centers nicely landscaped grounds dining and social activities I'd like to tell you about something that is truly special here the oak spirit you will see it and everyone you meet at the O's there are so many things about them folks that we like we like all the activities that they have you can take them on our take them but they're there for you I'm taking yoga and I'm taking strength training i took a ballot straightening and i can tell i'm getting younger feeling and younger acting nothing arts and crafts do a tremendous job of entertainment for us more than we can a dead really the swimming feels great and i try to swim at least three times a week so it's a lot of fun here early is i really like the food the food is absolutely outstanding I just don't care about going out perhaps to a restaurant or somewhere and finding the food not as good as a father the Oaks I'm in the choir with my sister and my niece we have a quarter now we have seven men in the choir and six women and we love to sing and have a good time there arge burke city is close by that we can drive into town our spirit is everywhere and it is contagious you can see it in the folks who call the Oaks home they are active engaged aware and involved whether it's heading up a great courses program for resonance or organizing a bridge tournament you'll find our staff and residents working together to make the Oaks a truly special place about what I like best here as a friend of this and the people I really feel like it's a home away from home it's a place where people will you feel love and care you could just walk down and you feel that people care for you and love you the best thing is that I know that I can go and do things and go visit people and mom's going to be safe we look out for each other everybody does I would like to personally invite you to visit the eggs meat boy Cindy Ellen Reverend Phil have our marketing people give you a personal tour stay for lunch or dinner even stay overnight here on campus compliments of the eggs spend enough time to capture our spirit we were looking forward to your visit some of the nicest people in the world seem to end up here and it's been wonderful getting a group of people that you know and you interact with every day it's just like a big family it's like living in a small town but everybody knows everybody and everybody