PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – “Share knowledge; take action” is the message being spread by National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, as it seeks to shed light on the often-overlooked impact of HIV/AIDS among this segment of the American population.

SAN DIEGO – Save the date for Mama’s Day 2013, an extraordinary evening with many of San Diego’s best and brightest culinary professionals.

Mama’s Day 2013 will be on Friday, May 10, from 6:30 to 9:30 pm at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine, 3777 La Jolla Village Drive. The fundraising event, held the Friday evening before Mother’s Day, supports Mama’s Kitchen’s belief that every person is entitled to the basic necessity in life – nutritious food.

The National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA) – the largest, oldest, and most trusted voice for the 1.2 million People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in the U.S. – has ceased operations and has filed a petition in United States Bankruptcy Court to discharge its debts in bankruptcy and liquidate.

SAN DIEGO -- After a months-long review of how Auntie Helen’s Fluff ‘n’ Fold spent a $10,000 San Diego County grant, the North Park charity is being asked to return more than $6,000.

County finance officials made the repayment demand after they found the nonprofit did not use the money to buy or repair washing machines, as promised in the grant application process.

Instead, the county learned that Auntie Helen’s executive director Michael Dudley used $6,255 for car repairs, carpeting and other spending that was not approved.