This document discusses the differences between work and service, and the importance of community service. It defines service as taking responsibility to help others, and notes that viewing work as a service is first learned in the family. The document then outlines how community service provides voluntary help to the local area and benefits both society and personal development by improving skills like leadership, problem-solving, and communication. Finally, it states that all citizens have a duty to work for the common good, and encourages grade 9 students to study well as an act of service that will allow them to become better citizens and productive workers in the future.