This month, every single resident in Ahwatukee Foothills and beyond (this means you!) is being asked to do one simple thing — give.

Assumptions were made, jokes were told and Larry Holmes' confidence was shaken.

Few recent documentaries have stirred audiences quite like “How to Survive a Plague,” with its harrowing yet inspiring look into an oft-forgotten period of American history: the early years of the AIDS epidemic that rocked the nation in the 1980s and '90s. In his powerful filmmaking debut, journalist David France explores the ACT UP and TAG movements as they fought for change against an indifferent government and health care system, primarily told through activist-shot footage from those years.

Christopher Donahue, son of Susan and James Donahue of Ahwatukee and an Arizona State University and Desert Vista High School graduate, is currently serving as a United States Peace Corps volunteer in Swaziland, Africa. When he found out that his assignment was to be in this small country located in South Eastern Africa, he was thrilled and a little intimidated. Peace Corp volunteers have no real idea about the type of living conditions or hurdles they will be facing.

The Board of Directors at Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS announced that Carol Poore, Ph.D., who has served as president and chief executive officer since 2007, has given notice she will resign March 1, 2013 to pursue public-private community building projects and global research examining the importance of community networks to vibrant downtowns.

More than 6,000 participants walked, ran and strolled with their dogs in downtown Phoenix last month to raise $327,379 for 19 Valley-based HIV/AIDS service providers.

Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS and the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Phoenix announced a clinical education affiliation, providing HIV/AIDS health sciences education through internships and student fellowships.

Saturday, Sept. 29

The Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS received a major HIV prevention program grant awarded by the Arizona Department of Health Services, funded by the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention.

Ever meandered through the pharmacy aisles of Whole Foods, Sprouts, or even Trader Joe’s and wished you knew more about the various supplements and which ones could possibly benefit you? Herbal/dietary supplements (also called botanicals) are plants used for their therapeutic properties, and the roots of herbalism go back to the beginning of humanity. The following list contains some of the more popular herbs that are generally accepted to have psychoactive and/or medicinal properties with positive effects in humans:

The members of Girl Scout Troop 635 know that life in other parts of the world isn’t as easy as it is here.

Help support Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS by dining out on April 26 at one or more restaurants throughout the Greater Phoenix and Prescott areas during Dining Out For Life 2012.

Help support Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS by dining out on April 26 at one or more restaurants throughout the Greater Phoenix and Prescott areas during Dining Out For Life 2012.

Fresh Start Women's Foundation has partnered with WellCare Foundation to bring a health and wellness event to the Valley on Feb. 4. The free event will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Fresh Start's Jewell McFarland Lewis Women's Resource Center, 1130 E. McDowell Road in Phoenix.

Fresh Start Women's Foundation has partnered with WellCare Foundation to bring a health and wellness event to the Valley on Feb. 4. The free event will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Fresh Start's Jewell McFarland Lewis Women's Resource Center, 1130 E. McDowell Road in Phoenix.

Charitable mission work is proving to be contagious.

Charitable mission work is proving to be contagious.

Two years ago, Chloe was just another dog rescued from a Phoenix street.

With more than $1.36 million in grants to 178 different charitable organizations throughout Arizona this year, Phoenix Suns Charities marks a milestone of more than $11.6 million in donations since its 1988 inception.

With more than $1.36 million in grants to 178 different charitable organizations throughout Arizona this year, Phoenix Suns Charities marks a milestone of more than $11.6 million in donations since its 1988 inception.

Hundreds of people across the state have chimed in on the Arizona Department of Health Services' proposed guidelines for setting up a system to distribute medical marijuana, and officials are considering those comments as they begin drafting a final version.