Performances to be Broadcast Live for North Shore Holiday Toy Drive

BEVERLY, MA – Local talent and school music groups will pop up all over the North Shore on Thursday for the North Shore 104.9 Toy Drive. The performances will be broadcast on the air and on Facebook Live.

The broadcast will go from 6 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.– starting with Craig Van Remoortel at the Capitol Diner in Lynn and ending with Allen Estes, Fly Amero, Le Petit Choral at the Cape Ann Savings Bank in Gloucester. Governor Charlie Baker is expect to visit the Capitol Diner in Lynn to help North Shore 104.9 kick off the drive.

The live broadcast locations (listed below) are open to the public. Visitors are welcome to take photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus, and local businesses are offering incentives to donate unwrapped, new toys. The Manchester Athletic Club is offering a one-day pass for anyone who brings an unwrapped toy between now and Thursday, Dec. 8. Rasta Pasta Pizzeria in Beverly will give you a large cheese pizza for free if you deliver an unwrapped toy – at least $15 in value – between now and Wednesday, Dec. 7.

Aubuchon Hardware, which recently bought Dawson's Hardware, is sponsoring the event.

Here is the schedule for the live broadcast location:

• 6 a.m.-7 a.m. Capitol Diner, Lynn: Craig Van Remoortel
• 7:30 a.m.-8:30 a.m. Delande Lighting, Salem: Tenley Shai (Seidel) and Lane Torosian
• 9 a.m.-10 a.m. Flint Library, Middleton: Fuller Meadow and Howe Manning School Choruses
• 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Aubuchon Hardware, Beverly: Beverly High School Chorus
• Noon-1 p.m. First Ipswich Bank, Ipswich: Middle School String Ensemble and Kirsten Russell
• 1:15 p.m.-2:15 p.m. Woodman’s of Essex: Teen Challenge, Renee Dupree, Dan King, Joe Cardoza
• 2:30p.m.-3 p.m. Manchester Athletic Club: Chelsea Berry, Tony Hilliard, North Shore Ringers
• 4 p.m.-5 p.m. Shalin Liu Ctr: Rockport Middle School Orchestra, John Rocko, Amy Rich, Frank Stewart, and Livi Tsetsilas
• 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Cape Ann Savings Bank, Gloucester: Allen Estes, Fly Amero, Le Petit Choral

The toys will go to each broadcast location's corresponding organization, listed below:

• Capitol Diner: Donations to Family and Children’s Service of Greater Lynn
• Delande Lighting: Donations to Salem School District
• Flint Public Library: Donations to Neighbors in Need
• Aubuchon Hardware: Donations to Beverly Bootstraps
• First Ipswich Bank: Donations to Ipswich Caring and Action Inc.
• Woodman’s of Essex: Donations to Action Inc.
• Manchester Athletic Club: Donations to Pathways for Children
• Shalin Liu: Donations to Action Inc.
• Cape Ann Savings Bank: Donations to Action Inc.

Photos courtesy of North Shore 104.9