As he prepares for Saturday’s “Rally to Restore Sanity” in Washington, D.C., Jon Stewart has been using his “Daily Show” platform to rustle up funds to help shape up and beautify the National Mall in our nation’s capital. –KA

Kindness in USA Today:

Selected as the official non-profit of the upcoming “Rally to Restore Sanity,” the Trust for the National Mall has raised $106,986.50 since Stewart’s Oct. 6th announcement that the Trust had been selected.

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