charities in our community. abc15's mary ellen resendez. and mary ellen giving can actually be good for you. >> it certainly can. it's perfect to give to charities like operation santa claus. also toys for tots. they're kicking off their charitable season today here at throughout the nation. they're going to be collecting toys. it's all part of giving tuesdays. now the marines are going to be stationed throughout the country just to help out. but did you know that giving back is actually good for your health. giving can actually boost both your physical and mental health. >> if we take people, put their brain in a man that can image what's going on in a brain we know that the reward centers in our brain get activated and stay activated longer than if someone