I was once collecting in Detroit on behalf of a yeshiva.
One house we went to asked if we had the letter from the city. They were the only ones who wanted it.
We didn’t have one, so the guy proceeded to give us a 5 minute speech about how we were disrespecting the city by not having one.
(I have noticed there are two types of people in the world; those who demand respect and those who have respect.)
In any event, at the end of that, he gave us a preprinted check from a stack by the door, telling us that it was made out to the tzedaka committee, and that we must go there to have it cashed.
It was for $3.
So, what do you think we did with the check?
We gave it to a meshulach.