Any retailer of personal care products or discount clothing can set up a giveaway to help selected low-income recipients get a make-over, in store, for an upcoming job interview, etc. Works even better if the Dollar Store outlet teams up with nearby hair cutters, who are often involved in Locks for Love philanthropy (that’s donated cut human hair to childhood cancer support groups; they make custom wigs for kids undergoing chemo and radiation therapy).

Oh … as a longtime resident of the city with biggest concentration of Irish outside of Ireland — Boston — I’m gonna have to take issue with that Savannah GA has the biggest St. Pat’s Day Parade nonsense. Are you sure?? Them barkeeps at the Black Rose in downtown Beantown were reputed to be collecting their own philanthropic funds (for the IRA back in the day). And windy ChicagoLand might have a bone to pick with you too. They actually food-color dyed the Michigan River GREEN … till animal protection groups got after their rabid green-ness. Georgia. Well, I never …