Family Health Centers of San Diego will offer free H1N1 vaccinations on a first-come, first-served basis on Saturday morning, Jan. 23, at its Sherman Heights and North Park locations. Sherman Heights will begin at 9 a.m. and North Park will begin at 8:30 a.m. All members of the public are welcome. Public health officials now encourage everyone to be immunized, not just those considered to be in high risk categories.

These free vaccination clinics are offered on behalf of the County of San Diego, which has contracted with Family Health Centers to provide this service. The Sherman Heights clinic will have 400 doses of injectable vaccine for distribution on Saturday and the North Park clinic will have at least 300 doses. While no appointment is needed, the public is advised to check in with clinic staff before getting in line to verify that the supply of vaccine has not been exhausted. Sherman Heights will close at 1 p.m. and North Park will close at 12:30 p.m. unless they run out of vaccine sooner.

H1N1 and seasonal flu vaccine, as well as affordable general medical care, are available at other times and locations throughout the Family Health Centers network of community clinics. For information or an appointment, call 619-515-2300 or go to www.fhcsd.org.

Following a devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti, a coalition of GLBT organizations have gathered together in partnership with the American Red Cross to raise funds for immediate application in Haitian disaster relief efforts. Canvass for a Cause and coalition partners Courage Campaign, Marriage Equality USA, Equality California, the San Diego Alliance for Marriage Equality, Empowering Spirits Foundation, and the San Diego Equality Campaign invite the community to join them in helping the victims of the earthquake in Haiti on Tuesday, Jan. 12.

“We are excited to be spearheading an LGBT effort to coordinate with the Red Cross on the disaster efforts in Haiti,” said Tres Watson, Canvass for a Cause Executive Director. “The disaster is such a massive tragedy that we felt compelled to take action and provide some sort of response from the LGBT community to help in the effort. I think it’s important to show that the LGBT community is also concerned with issues beyond marriage equality, and take an active interest in the greater world community as well.”

American Red Cross of San Diego and Imperial Counties’ Manager of Development and Communications Ellen Agey thanked Canvass for a Cause for their “commitment to humanitarianism” and thanked them for reaching out to the Red Cross as a partner in the fundraising effort to provide relief to the victims in Haiti.

Canvass for a Cause is an organization that is dedicated to growing the progressive movement through education, fundraising, training, and donations of human resources to causes throughout the progressive movement. More information can be found on www.canvassforacause.org.

As part of an ongoing series of seminars that provide guidance to local small businesses, the Greater San Diego Business Association (GSDBA) welcomes globally acclaimed corporate consultant Gary De Rodriguez, who will present, “The Two Secret Pillars to Sustainable Success.” The seminar will be held Wednesday, Feb. 3, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Westin Gaslamp Quarter, 910 Broadway Circle.

De Rodriguez is the founder of Life Design International based in Dallas and Perth, Australia. He has helped numerous Fortune 500 companies increase profits, strengthen employee alliances and enhance their workplace cultures. In his GSDBA presentation, he will focus on powerful strategies used by the most successful organizations in the country that have sustained profitability throughout the ailing economy.

The GSDBA has invited members of the Asian Business Association and the Hispanic Business Association. The cost to them and GSDBA members is $10, which applies also to prospective GSDBA members. Guest admission is $50.

For information about GSDBA membership and other upcoming events, call 619-296-4543, or visit the web site: www.gsdba.org

The Courage Campaign Institute, which is a part of the Courage Campaign’s online organizing network of more than 700,000 supporters in California and across the country, has create a new Web site that covers the Perry v. Schwarzenegger trial live from the courthouse: http://prop8trialtracker.com/about/

Check back throughout the Proposition 8 trial for live coverage to the trial as it happens as well as rapid response to right-wing organizations like Yes on Prop 8, the National Organization for Marriage and Focus on the Family.

The primary contributors are Rick Jacobs, Chair of the Courage Campaign Institute, Robert Cruickshank, Public Policy Director, and Julia Rosen, Online Political Director. Paul Hogarth and Brian Leubitz are also contributing legal analysis and other content to the Prop 8 Trial Tracker. Eden James, the Courage Campaign Institute’s Managing Director, is providing strategic and promotional support as well as adding occasional content.

The All California Young People in Alcoholics Anonymous (ACYPAA) will hold its annual “Round-Up” in San Diego Feb. 11-14 as some 2,000 youthful A.A. members gather from throughout the West at the Town & Country Resort and Convention Center.

ACYPAA Round-Ups are primarily an occasion for young A.A. members to celebrate their sobriety and to show other alcoholics that recovery from alcoholism can be fun and meaningful. This year’s theme is “Unshakable Foundation,” a phrase taken from the 1953 A.A. book “Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions.”

For information about ACYPAA check out the Web site at www.acypaa2010.org. For general information about A.A. go to www.aa.org and for A.A. in San Diego go to www.aasandiego.org.

Doctors are recommending that patients who suffer with chronic pain, depression, anxiey, cancer and HIV/AIDS talk to their doctor about prescribing medical marijuana. To qualify for medical marijuana, patients need a valid California ID (a California address), medical recording showing the existence of a current or prior condition, surgery, treatment or medical diagnosis. Locating a physician to recommend medical marijuana and provide the legal paperwork necessary to enter a medical marijuana dispensary is not as difficult as some might think. A doctor’s visit and paperwork costs approximately $100. The Southern Lites Collective Inc. is offering their assistance to those who have questions or need help applying for medical marijuana. South Lites Collective Inc. is located at 5945 Mission Gorge Rd., Ste. 6 in San Diego. For more information, call 619-283-9333 or visit www.southernlitescollective.com.

Due to this week’s storm, and in order to make its rally as successful and accessible to as many people as possible, the San Diego Alliance for Marriage Equality (SAME) is rescheduling its LGBT Federal Equality Rally at the San Diego LGBT Community Center on Saturday, Jan. 30, at 1 p.m. SAME will be demanding action from federal representatives on passing full equality for GLBT people in matters governed by federal law including, but not limited to, a repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the Defense of Marriage Act, the Employee Non-Discrimination Act, and the Uniting American Families Act. The rally will be the culmination of efforts to gain commitments from federal representatives in passing federal equality for GLBT people, and the group will be announcing progress of commitments from federal representatives at the rally. The Center is located at 3909 Centre St. in Hillcrest. For more information, e-mail info@samealliance.com.