Look out for these ‘Happy Rocks’ placed around Gainesville by community members with special needs Randy Owens, co-founder of Randy and Friends, helped place 100 hand-painted rocks around downtown Gainesville to brighten people's spirits on April 21, 2021. - photo by Kelsey Podo If you happen upon a stone that makes you smile while you're out in Gainesville, you’ve probably found a “Happy Rock.” These brightly hand-painted pieces of earth were placed in town by members of Randy and Friends, a local nonprofit that helps those with special needs better serve their community. Randy Owens — who founded the organization with his mom, Marty, in 2012 — said the group of around six regularly look for ways to not only get involved in Hall County, but show their neighbors that they care.