Community Service Day as an initiative from His Excellency the President’s office has been inculcated to all Ministries since December 2010. To date, Ministries including Ministry of Youth Sport and Culture (MYSC) have each identified projects to              embark on every month of the year as a way of giving back to the underprivileged communities.

For the 18 February 2011, the MYSC identified Block 9 park as a place to something about, considering the state it was in. The park is one of the many recreational spaces mainly used by children as a playing area but it has been in a very bad state of being bushy, posing danger to kids with the potential for snakes and other harmful habitat to hibernate at. The MYSC therefore used the official Community Service Day to slash and remove most of the grass surrounding the playing areas within the park. The work could not have come at a better time as there was immediate response by children at Block 9 and its vicinity as they trickled in the park past mid-day, having realised playing grounds have been rejuvenated. Seniors at the Ministry, Permanent Secretary Ms R. Maphorisa, Deputy Permanent Mr D.C.M Nkgowe, and Senior Manager Ms N. Mohutsiwa were amongst the many who could not hold on to their excitement to see children already at the park on the same day the park was made a safe playing ground for the children of Block 9. 

The elated area Member of Parliament, Hon. Botsalo Ntuane gave vote of thanks for the job well thought by MYSC. He indicated that as an Opposition, which at times opposes some of the initiatives Government advocates, the Community Service Day is proving to be one of those achieving their intended objectives. He said he had never thought the park could be given a new phase as it has been made to be on the day. He therefore suggested that maybe relevant stakeholders may have to be mobilised for possibility of making the park not only a playing ground for children, but also a meeting place for community projects such as Ntebele ke go lebele and other community development initiatives by Block 9 residents including elders also utilising the park as a recreational facility in an organised manner.