Two days ago, I launched my own personal crusade, hopefully in sync with the Army Of Good. I sent $1 to RISSE, the refugee and immigrant support center based in Albany, N.Y.

My idea was to let them know we welcome them, trust them and will support them as they continue their very painful and difficult journey to a new life in America.

I want the refugees and immigrants to know that what they are seeing on the news and hearing about is not the real America, the true America is kind, generous and open. More than any other nation in the history of the world, we have invited all kinds of people from all kinds of places to come her and join the American experience.

I haven’t heard from RISSE today, but I believe this idea is growing and is successful, I hope the staff and people at RISSE get our message as well as the others coming at them from some frightened people in our country. Virtue is, in fact, its own reward, doing good is good for me. Hopefully, for you as well. And it couldn’t be much cheaper.

We are a brilliant and beautiful melting pot, one reason why America is so great. If you would like to send the RISSE immigrants and refugees – they are all here legally and I love them dearly – you can do so here, and thanks. We don’t need to join the awful fray or belittle people who disagree with us.

We can face our future with heads up and hearts wide open. These $1 messages mean the world to the refugees and immigrants recently arrived in America. Last year at this time, RISSE offices were set afire and destroyed. I hope to send them a different message in 2017, the voices of the real America.

You can send a dollar to RISSE here.