Ocean Lakes

John Saylors has always loved a challenge. So when Ocean Lakes Family Campground announced the March Madness  22-Mile Challenge for teammates – walk every paved road in the campground in a month, a total of 22 miles – John figured he’d give it a try. At 82, he’s a bit older than most of his fellow teammates. And, just a little more than a year ago, he had surgery to fix the left hip that he broke in a fall. “I’ve got a little wobble now, though,” he said. But that wasn’t going to stop him. “I thought I might do 10 miles,” John said. “But then I got going and it was kind of fun.” John Saylors poses for a photo March 28 just moments after finishing the 22-Mile Challenge at Ocean Lakes Family Campground. He’d pet dogs along the way. Chat with folks on their porches enjoying the nice day. One guest, who relied on a scooter to get around, even joined John for a bit. “He pulled up beside of me wanting to know what I was doing,” John said. They...

Like many others, Ocean Lakes HR Director Bonita Lloyd’s predictions for March Madness were way off - but in a good way. Participation in Ocean Lakes version of March Madness – a 22-Mile Challenge for teammates to walk every paved road in the campground during March – came in way higher than Lloyd expected for this inaugural walking challenge. Danielle Hopper, front, from Accounting, walks around the campground during her lunch hour with teammates Sue Bradley from Property Management and Loretta DeHart from Accounting.  Sixty-one teammates participated; 53 finished all 22 miles and 8 finished a portion. In all, teammates walked 1,486 miles in the campground last month, all while off the clock. “This just blew my numbers out,” said Lloyd, who had expected about a dozen or so teammates to participate.   “They were having fun with it, walking together,” Lloyd said. “They certainly were having fun seeing the property.” Some teammates e...