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: Our neighborhood backs up to Oglethorpe University and most of us shop at our local Costco and Publix at Town Brookhaven. We have a 3 historically black churches within our community. We also have Lynwood Recreation Center and Park where lots of us go to swim, play tennis, shoot some hoops, walk, etc.

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: Lynwood Park is my community, and we are a historically black neighborhood that served Oglethorpe and the wealthier white Brookhaven estates. This area had a black school located in what is now Lynwood Park Recreation Center. Since then, much of the neighborhood has gentrified and many of the original families have moved out. However, we are still a community that lives and plays together at our local schools, the rec center, etc.

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: People in this neighborhood come from many different walks of life and industries. We are probably one of the more economically diverse areas around, but that is quickly changing.

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: One of the most important things to our community is affordable housing since so many people from this neighborhood have been displaced by gentrification. In addition, our infrastructure lags behind other areas of Brookhaven because we were a historically underprivileged area. That means our streets are more narrow, there are fewer connection points between our neighborhood and others, and we frequently lose power.