Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - Where do people in your community gather or socialize?
  - How and where does your community access services (healthcare, transportation, educational services, etc.)?

Examples of activities and services: Shopping areas, schools and universities, libraries, parks, lakes, rivers, places of worship, healthcare services, public transport, local nonprofit organizations, etc.

Your response: This is a very diverse rural community that sits along the Savannah River. It has a mixture of cultures as well as economic bases. While many of us are different in many ways, we still find a shared connection in peacefully living in the same area. It is my hope that as Redistricting is done, that it will be done fairly with consideration of the people who call this community home.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - What are the cultural bonds in your community?
  - If your community has a shared history, what is it?

Examples of cultural or historical interests: Religious groups, ethnic groups, languages, age groups, immigration status, historic or arts districts, etc.

Your response: Historically, Newington is home to Walker Grove Church and school, both of which were formed in the late 1800s by freed slaves . While very little remains of the schoolhouse, efforts are being made to preserve the historic church.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - Where are residents employed?
  - If there are environmental concerns in your community, what are they?

Examples of economic or environmental interests: Tourism industry, agricultural workers, mining town, manufacturing center, polluted natural resource, unemployment problem, etc.

Your response: More economic resources are needed in this community for both the working and retired people. Those on fixed incomes are finding it hard to exist on what they receive, and those working are equally challenged due to low wages.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - What should politicians and/or map drawers know about your community?
  - What are the needs of your community?
  - Is there anything else you want to tell us about your community?

Examples of needs or concerns: Keep community in the same district or separate into multiple districts, shared policy concerns, need for a social service, relationship to other nearby communities, issues with current district lines

Your response: My community needs more resources along with concern for the elderly. It is easy to see that these are people who are being both economically and socially. The need is big and it needs to be satisfied.