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 has a mixture of public and private school families. The private school my children attend is just a mile further away from the feeder public high school which extends my community into the City of Wimington. There is a private school across the street from me which is not in my same representative district. I exercise at Hockessin Athletic Club(HAC) in Hockessin which is surrounded by independently owned restaurants, gas stations, specialty markets, garden centers and Lantana Shopping Center which has a large supermarket and other shops and restaurants. My community also shops on Rte 52 that also has independently owned shops and restaurants.

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 extends into Wilmington for church services due to lack of diversity in the churches closer to my home. However to show this on my map would create too large of a community so I will not include it, but noting it here.

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: My community has a lot of trees and while within some developments electrical lines are buried, the main back roads have above ground electrical lines that are vulnerable to falling trees/branches from a mild thunder/wind storm to a major tornado or hurricane. Last summer we had two tornadoes that ran though our area that cause power outages for days and roads closed.

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 requires a car to reach a major supermarket. There is currently a plan for a new supermarket within our area, but until then we have to travel to Hockessin, Newport, and North Wilmington.