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: I grew up in this community and most of the people who I still live around are those I have known all my life. As a senior, I am happy to gather with all of them at church and at family meals and celebrations. It is good to see our community grow from what it used to be, and to see the accomplishments of friends and family. It is good to see people doing good.

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: People in my community love to go to church. And that is also something I love to do. For many of us, church has always been the center of our lives.

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: A lot of people in my community no longer work and are retired. The young people mostly work in Statesboro, Sylvania, or Savannah. And a lot of men around here drive trucks.

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: Many people in my community still live on dirt roads and have a hard time getting around when there is heavy rain. My community needs better roads for everybody, and not just for a select group. Overall, I love my peaceful rural community as it is and do not want it cut up by Redistricting.