The National AIDS Memorial Grove is a living tribute to all whose lives have been touched by AIDS The National AIDS Memorial Grove sponsors or is involved with different types of events National AIDS Memorial Grove in San Francisco» News and Resources Our mission is to provide a healing sanctuary, to increase awareness of this national treasure, and to promote learning and understanding of the human tragedy of the AIDS pandemic For all the promising prospects on the horizon, AIDS continues to invade our lives, violate our past, and rob us of our comfortable assumptions about the future