Additional Statements - Connecting and Interacting
 
"Tucson feels like a city that a person can really get to know. It offers shopping and dining, but people who live here actually know each other."
"Being able to buy nutritious, locally grown, organic food is part of my value system. It's important to me because it keeps money in the community, it creates inter-community connections and it's better for the environment."
"Meet Me at Maynards run (has momentum and is growing) - drink, run/walk. It's all very grassroots and draw to downtown"
"As a relative newcomer, I found it relatively easy to make meaningful connections in the community. I appreciate the level of involvement that is evident regading local community issues from planning for the future of water, to having adequate bike paths, to politics."
"Leaders need to work with each other across all boundaries."
"Tight knit"
"All work together to improve the region"
"My friends from church support me encourage and provide social activities. If my church and friends did not lieve here I would move to a cooler climate."
"Tucson is open to communities of all types. The LGBT community is welcome and appreciated by most, the hispanic community isn't outwardly discriminated against like in other parts of our state. The non-profits are working hard to build a strong community."