RAKit week begins today and ends on Sunday. Some guidelines to the week here – In general, theCHIVE is about keeping our head up to the world around us, to make the world 10% happier.

And here’s the thing, it’s actually working. A few years ago, you’d run into someone vaguely familiar with theCHIVE and they’d say, “theCHIVE? You’re the site with the funny pictures and the sexy girls.” Now I run into those same people who say, “Oh yes, you’re that website that does all that charity.” And I’m good with that, we don’t need to be more than this.

Let’s have some fun this week, don’t just RAK your fellow Chivers, RAK a total stranger. Maybe tip that server at your favorite diner a little more, volunteer at your local pet shelter, and find out which local cause your local Chive Chapter is supporting this week. They are all choosing a worthy cause this week, and there are some

Feel free to share your RAK’s on social media using #RAKit. Let’s see if we can get this trending and really spread the goodwill. Follow Chive Nation on Twitter and Instagram, they’ll be posting your RAK’s on theCHIVE social media all week!

*Yes, I’m aware that this entire call to action falls directly beneath an idiot strapped vertically in a bed in the hallway of a hotel. Would you expect anything less?

Welcome to theCHIVE.