Across the world, millions of people need help from others. They need people to help them get money, food, time or care. This need could be on a smaller scale, even with something as simple as the need for someone nice. When people help someone in the community, regardless of their size or whether or not they are part of a group, it is community service. Community service is not just about the large organizations that run operations, but rather about volunteers and those who need help. Community service will help both the intended recipient and those who volunteer, as giving time, effort, or material goods to others has been proven to contribute to happiness. This free service carried out by ordinary people helps non-profit organizations by allowing the money earned to go to those who need it rather than those who run the project. We have also seen the morale of entire communities increase through intensive local community service. Connection to Happiness According to The Art of Happiness by Howard C. Cutler, when people see people worse off than themselves, they become more satisfied in life (23). This was true on many levels of life, from those already at the bottom seeing someone even lower or someone higher noticing someone else higher but not as progressed. Action for Happiness also claims that studies have shown that giving to others increases happiness more than receiving a gift from others, regardless of the size of the gift. The group claims that "...participants who were given $5 or $20 to spend on others or donate to charity experienced greater happiness than people who were given the same amount to spend on themselves- same. Interestingly, the amount of money did not affect the level of happiness generated...... middle of paper ......anel." Econstor. February 2005. Web. September 17, 2013. .Society Guardian. “Volunteering “Boosts Community Happiness”” The Guardian. September 17, 2013. “Ten Keys to Psychology.” a happier life. " Daily Good. Np, October 16, 2013. Web. October 25, 2013. .THNKR. "Positive psychology and the quest for happiness." The Creativity Post. September 12, 2012. Web. September 18, 2013.the_quest_to_find_happiness>.