True charity is done without fanfare, without media, and without spotlights. No accolades are given, nor expected.
My wife and I call the local homeless shelter several times a year, asking them what they are in the most need of, usually cleaning and personal hygiene products. We'll load the back of our Jeep with several hundred dollars of products, along with canned foods and sometimes something she has made (she gave a man who couldn't speak a quilt she had made. His eyes light up every time he sees us, as he holds up the quilt and smiles).
We don't call the local paper or radio station to make a public plea about the plight of the homeless. We don't petition the government for some "program" for the latest cause de jour. We "JUST DO IT!"
DUmmies lie, all the time. DUmmies lie.