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 of people I have loved all my life. I was born here, and left for New York after completion of High School. Many years later I returned to my family's homestead and joined many other relatives who still live very close to me. We are united in the bonds of faith, of family and of friends who feel like they are family. We look after each other. Our main socializing comes from going to church, and sharing meals at each other's homes. We love each other, and our community. And we want our district to remain as it is in the Redistricting process. This way, the progress we have already made will continue well into the future. We want to vote for leaders who are for us.

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 church is historical. It is 152 years old, and I am a member of the descents of the people who founded it. We have a shared history with other families that have the same experience.

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: Most of the people who live in my community are retirees who have retired comfortably. However, there is a diverse number of individual families that are still working and raising children. In the past, this was an area that produced a large volume of cotton with many of the residents working as cotton pickers. That is no longer the case. The cotton fields are still abundantly present, but huge machinery is doing the work. Those who work, are doing so as professionals in nearby industries. This is a sign of real growth.

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 a senior citizen's center. The nearest county center is 18 miles away in the city of Sylvania. This is great for those who live in the city, but what about those who live in the forgotten rural communities? We also need closer access to grocery stores that provide fresh produce. Dollar General does not fulfill that need, and neither does the very high priced farm markets that charge big city prices. And how about an Urgent Care facility? We want our district kept as it is so we can continue to work on making things better.