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: My community is made up of people aged 50 +. We don't really gather except for doing so at homes of family members. Just about everyone in the community are related.

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: My community's cultural bonds center around originally being named the Halcyondale Community, which was an all Black community. Presently, the area is more diversified. Historically, this has always been a farming community with a few Black landowners. Most notably there was a community black owned store.

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: Presently, most residents in this area are retirees. Those who are still working, are factory workers. Environmental issues are the concerns regarding the large volume of traffic that is generated by the logging community and other big trucks that frequently use Effingham Highway. We would like to have a speed limit posted in our community.

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: Elderly people live in this area and many still operate vehicles, for that reason and the presence of school age children, a speed limit needs to be enforced along with signs that indicate bus stops. We also need a senior's center. The present center is located in the heart of Sylvania, which is not easily accessible.