SAN DIEGO – To increase contributions to last year's AIDS Walk & Run San Diego, a number of organizations that provide services to people living with HIV/AIDS participated in a special team fundraising competition.

The San Ysidro Health Center is the recipient of this first-ever competition, called the AIDS Walk $10,000 Team Fundraising Competition grant.

DENVER -- Development in Gardening (DIG) has an alternative for those who are looking to give a unique Christmas gift this year.

By making a donation to DIG, contributors will be able to help fund a number of sustainable gardening projects that will improve the nutrition and health of HIV-affected and at-risk populations.

Holiday donations starting at $20 can make a difference in these communities by providing vegetable seeds, building gardens, purchasing tools, and installing water systems.

(Editor's note: Tom McSorley wrote this commentary on behalf of and with the support of the 4 Friends but takes personal responsibility for the opinions expressed within. The 4 Friends Collaboration includes Being Alive, Townspeople, Stepping Stone and Special Delivery -- four organizations with a common mission, to help meet the unmet needs of people living with HIV/AIDS.)

Speaking as the 4 Friends, a collaboration of San Diego’s AIDS Service Organizations, after 30 years of fighting this fight, we should have something to say.

SAN DIEGO -- As Christmas trees start to pop up in homes immediately following Thanksgiving, Mama's Kitchen has created an opportunity for people to support the organization when purchasing a holiday tree this year.

Mama's Kitchen's Holiday Tree Sale will allow community members to order and pay for their tree online and then head to a tree lot to select and pick-up a tree.

Customers have the option of selecting Noble Firs ranging in size from four to nine feet; Douglas Firs ranging from 5 to 9 feet; 24-inch mixed wreaths; and 6-inch poinsettias.