What, you may wonder, are RAKs, and what do they have to do with the Lake Norman area? We are here to tell you! "RAKs" is an acronym used for Random Acts of Kindness. Often, this expression is used for just what is sounds like, when someone performs an act of kindness for seemingly no reason. Here at Lake Norman RAKs, though, we choose to expand that idea to include any and every good thing. Whether an act of kindness is something that one person does for another, something that someone does for an animal, or whether it is a gift that God gives, it can be a wonderful thing that makes someone happy.

With that in mind, we decided to make this web site a sort of "home" for the good news, the kind deeds, the happy things that are happening all around us here in the Lake Norman area. We can see the bad and the sad portrayed all over the newspapers, news sites and on television. Sometimes we simply need to be reminded of the goodness and the beauty that really is all around us, and we hope that Lake Norman RAKs can help be that reminder. If you agree, then keep reading, look around, send us your messages, and maybe you can help Lowcountry RAKs succeed at this goal.

"What a wonderful site to visit to counteract all the negativity in the newspaper and on the blogs.
Sometimes it seems endless!  I look forward to the stories and seeing your website grow!"
(Thank you, Melissa of Bluffton, SC.)