"On Saturday, [Republican] convention officials will begin a highly organized nationwide campaign to get volunteers to donate blood, feed the hungry and operate community health fairs. Initially, it will be part of a broader effort to draw attention away from the Democratic National Convention [3]. But the campaign - known as Compassion Across America [4] - will continue at the Republican National Convention [5]," reports Jennifer Steinhauer. She wonders if "here is a television image [6] that organizers of the Republican National Convention are fantasizing about: Protesters clog the area around Madison Square Garden, inconveniencing commuters ... [while] Republican delegates [are] feeding the homeless."