with me are manuel santamaria and mari ellen reynolds. pronounce your other last name for me. ri ellen reynolds: loijens. damian: see, i don't want to mispronounce it. thank you so much for being here on the show. now, tell us about the silicon valley gives because we've been doing it annually here. mary ellen, maybe you can talk about that though.

with me are manuel santamaria and mari ellen reynolds. pronounce your other last name for me. mari ellen reynolds: loijens. damian: see, i don't want to mispronounce it. thank you so much for being here on the show. now, tell us about the silicon valley gives because we've been doing it annually here. mary ellen, maybe you can talk about that though. what is the purpose of it, and, boy, it's really catching fire. mari ellen: well, we're so excited to have nbc bay area help us get the word out that svgives is a way that everyone in the community can participate in lifting us all up. no gift is too small. five dollars, pick one charity you love, or ten charities you love, and give. it's so easy. damian: because people are posting right now on facebook and twitter, "remember on may 5th that this is your charity you should donate to." mari ellen: absolutely. so, if you have a charity you love, be sure to post on twitter or facebook and say something about that charity and hashtag spgives2015. people are searching right now to check out who they want to give to. damian: and people a