What is RAK?
Random Acts of Kindness. That is what this forum is all about. Each member that participates is giving and receiving with a full heart. There will be no conditions attached to giving of RAKs by the Giver, just a feeling of gratitude of sharing your blessings with someone else.

RAKs can be defined as items that the Giver no longer needs, wants and wishes to give to someone who is in need or wants. These items can include:

Home made gifts
Stockpiles of crafting items
Random items you are no longer finding use for
A mix of new or used household items, clothing, etc. (details will be provided in description)
Individual or collections of CDs, DVDs, compilations of music and entertainment (must be originals and not pirated copies)
A week of online friendship
A chat session for an hour each day

Be creative! RAKs don't have to cost you money. It's the sentiment that counts!



Restricted RAKs
Drugs (over the counter or prescription)
Cash and monies of any kind
Firearms and ammunition of any and all kinds
Perishable goods (which include: meats, cheeses, fruits, vegetables)
International exchanges of seeds, seedlings, plants


RULES FOR RAK:

Solicitation of any kind to any recipient will mean COMPLETE REMOVAL from the RAK program.

•Members of Mommysavers must have a post count greater than or equal to 50 to participate in RAK (consistent with Bartering Board qualifiers)

•If RAK posted by Giver is questionable, a moderator will contact OP

•The OP of a RAK is considered the Giver.

•Givers give unconditionally.

•A Recipient is the person chosen by the Giver to receive the RAK.

•Givers are responsible for all shipping costs to Recipient within a week of selecting a Recipient.

•Givers must hold onto post office shipping receipts until feedback is left (proof of shipping) and are encouraged to send a note with their package asking Recipient to leave feedback for them

•Givers can only bump their post once a day

•Recipients are strongly encouraged to leave Itrader feedback for all Givers of RAKS. When providing this you must include in the feedback the original URL of the thread that was posted as proof of transaction

•Moderators of the RAK forum must be notified of any RAK gone badly. We will act as mediators before negative Itrader feedback can be left for Giver by Recipient

•If Recipient leaves unwarranted negative Itrader feedback for Giver before consulting the moderators, the moderators will remove it temporarily, act as mediators and if the situation still cannot be resolved, will reinstate the negative feedback.

•To avoid abuse of the RAK Program, all Recipients are required to Pay It Forward and offer a RAK within a 3 month period of receiving last RAK.

•If OP has 3 negative Itrader feedbacks, OP will be completely removed from the RAK Program


**International members, please consult your border customs rules of export before participating in RAK**

We also want to make sure that users know that RAKs don't always have to come in the form of material things. They can be a variety of things that don't come in a package. Such as a "live chat" on our chat feature for an hour; or maybe an ecard exchanged each day for a week; or maybe a fun game of Treasure Hunt using the internet as your tool. It's completely up to you how you choose to use it. The idea is to share random acts of kindness in any size!

New Users, please refer to these guidelines before posting your RAK