Seasonal & Holidays

Chaz and AJ Toy Drive Event, Show At Jordan’s Furniture Friday

The show, free with a new, unwrapped toy, features music from notable bands plus local youth band, Rock House and celebs and dignities.

In East Haven in November 2020, AJ lived in a plexiglass box for 24 hours with "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" playing on repeat as part of the WPLR's Chaz and AJ Morning Show's annual holiday toy fundraiser.
In East Haven in November 2020, AJ lived in a plexiglass box for 24 hours with "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" playing on repeat as part of the WPLR's Chaz and AJ Morning Show's annual holiday toy fundraiser. (Lily Santiago)

NEW HAVEN, CT — Radio hosts, Chaz and AJ, are taking their show to Jordan’s Furniture in New Haven for their yearly toy drive Friday.

The Chaz and AJ McDermott Chevrolet and Lexus of New Haven Toy Drive morning drive broadcast begins at 5:30 a.m. and ends at 10 a.m.

Admission to the event is free with a donation of an unwrapped toy.

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This year, the show includes performances from NRBQ, The Kathy Thompson Band, and Drew Angus, as well as local youth school and band, Rock House. The show will also include local celebrities, political dignitaries including Gov. Ned Lamont and U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, plus the usual Chaz and AJ shenanigans that their fans know and love.

“It has been a very difficult year for everyone with the economic situation and inflation, and it has had a major impact on children,” Chaz said. “We do this toy drive in hopes that we can make the holidays brighter for children that need it the most.”

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The toys will be immediately distributed to Boys & Girls Village, Inc., Boys & Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck Valley, Central Connecticut Coast YMCA, McGivney Community Center, TEAM, Inc., and The Center for Family Justice, Inc.

“The Chaz and AJ McDermott Chevrolet and Lexus of New Haven Toy Drive is one of the biggest events we do all year long. It is a lot of laughs, great music, and the true highlight: knowing it will make the holidays better for boys and girls who live in Connecticut,” Connoisseur Media VP of Programming Keith Dakin said.

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