"We were like kids at Christmas opening the package and saying, you know, what did we get and who's it for," said Kathy Houser, the Angelwish.org program coordinator. "It was very exciting."

The gift Kathy Houser opened was not for her. A generous online donor purchased the gift through Angelwish.org. On Monday, it will go to a local child affected by HIV and AIDS.

Dr. Arif Sarwari at the WVU Positive Health Clinic say kids do not have to have HIV or AIDS to be affected.

"Fortunately, we do not have a very large portion of pediatric patients. But we have a lot of children who are affected by HIV and AIDS because their parents may have it."

According to Houser, there is no other nonprofit wish-granting organization on the Internet focused exclusively on HIV and AIDS.

"You can go right into our website and it will tell you the gender of the child, the age, and it also lists some gifts [on Amazon.com] that you actually choose which child or which gift you'd like to provide for that child."

The toys are shipped directly to the hospital, and then the gifts are handed out - or mailed - from the infectious diseases clinic at WVU. This is just one of the ways that the Positive Health Clinic and Angelwish are working to make a substantial difference in the lives of children affected by HIV and AIDS.

"What better way to celebrate the holidays but than celebrate it with children?" said Hauser.