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As a part of the nationwide Make a Difference Day on Oct. 27, Tucson Clean & Beautiful is joining with Tucson Electric Power Co. and other sponsors in efforts to plant 1,000 "Trees for Tucson." Volunteers are needed to plant the trees.

To volunteer, call Anna Cuñes of TEP at 884-3741 or go to www.tep.com online. Volunteer registrations for the project will be accepted through Friday.

Those who can't volunteer on Oct. 27 but want to support the cause can make a donation to Trees for Tucson. Any amount can be given online by credit card or by mailing a check to Tucson Clean & Beautiful Inc., 4004 S. Park Ave., P.O. Box 27210, Tucson, AZ 85726. The Web site is www.itreebank.org/ itreebankdonate.php?org=tft.

A group of Tucson Jewish community leaders is joining colleagues in more than 20 cities around the country to take part in the Food Stamp Challenge during the week of the Jewish high holidays, this Friday through Sept. 21. The group backs Senate passage of the Farm Bill and seeks to raise awareness about food-security issues.

"There are presently seven individuals committed to taking part in the challenge, which involves eating for a week on a budget of an average food stamp recipient: $1 per meal, or $21 for the week," Shari Gootter, Jewish Community Relations Council social action coordinator, said in a press release.

The local Food Stamp Challenge participants are: Gootter, Ron Grant, Josh Protas, state Rep. Lena Saradnik, Stephen Saradnik, Abbie Stone and Patty Vallance.

Participants will shop together for their week's groceries at the Community Food Bank, 3003 S. Country Club Road.

A high-intensity activated crosswalk signal, otherwise known as HAWK, has been installed at South Camino de Oeste and West Tetakusim Road, adjoining Pascua Yaqui land. It was dedicated on Sept. 7.

This project, funded by the Regional Transportation Authority, cost about $300,000. Work began in June and was completed on schedule in July.

Getting the HAWK at the intersection "can be attributed to the collaboration of efforts put forth by Pima County's Transportation and Traffic Engineering Department, RTA, Pascua Yaqui Tribe, Tucson Unified School District, KE&G Contractor and Kimley-Horn consultant," Annabelle Quihuis, county Department of Transportation spokeswoman, said in a press release.