Tatum Cross (Cross Country, Southeastern Oklahoma State University) grew up in Celina. HelloNation asks student athletes one question about the place that raised them and records the answer on camera. This is Tatum Cross’s, in full.
The question
What makes your community a great place to raise a family?
The answer, as recorded
Transcript. What follows is a transcript of the video above, in Tatum Cross’s own words. It has not been rewritten, and no part of it was drafted for them.
Salina is a great area to raise a family because whether it be a friend who lives nearby or someone you meet on a daily basis, there's always going to be someone to walk you through whatever stage of life that you're going through right now. Whether it be a trial, someone's going to have an ear to listen to you and to help you out with your problems. Or it be a good time, say in sports, your education, or anything like that. Someone's always there to talk to you and lend an ear. That's what I love about Salina. They were so welcoming. When I moved here as a freshman, I didn't know anybody but just a couple people that my family knew. And it's such a blessing to be able to have people reach out and want to personally know who I am outside of sports and outside of school. People through my job, throughout the community, wherever you go, whether it be a restaurant, a small business, there's always someone who wants to start a conversation and make you feel welcome to Salina. And I think that's a huge part of the faithful environment that has been built over the past decades of Salina being here in Texas. And I think it's a great opportunity to tell other families about this because as a growing community in Salina that keeps growing and growing as one of the fastest cities growing in Texas, I think it's important to let people know what they're getting into and they're getting into a great faith-based and loving environment that Salina has to offer. Thank you.
Recorded by HelloNation as part of its athlete voices program and published by Hello Newswire, HelloNation’s good news newswire. The words are the speaker’s own.
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