Bon Jovi donates $1M to Superstorm Sandy relief fund

The rock group Bon Jovi has given $1 million to help the band's home state recover from Superstorm Sandy.

Lead singer Jon Bon Jovi went to his hometown of Sayreville, N.J., on Monday and presented a check to Gov. Chris Christie's wife, Mary Pat, who is overseeing the relief fund. Bon Jovi was greeted by Gov. Christie as he arrived at the donation ceremony held in front of Sayreville's Borough Hall.

Bon Jovi is a registered Democrat and has held fundraisers for President Obama in the past, but he says presenting the check to the Republican governor's wife has nothing to do with his own affiliations.

"My being here is not political, it's emotional, because I grew up here. I went to school here. I met my wife here," Bon Jovi told a crowd of supporters as Gov. Christie and his wife sat and listened behind him.

Bon Jovi has been a high-profile presence in his hometown since some neighborhoods were wiped out by Sandy last year. He's among the co-chairs of the relief fund.

The singer says he wants to do what he can to help, including telling the world about the central New Jersey community's struggles.

The town has suffered through three severe floods since 2010 and had two major ones in the 1990s.

Watch video above to see Bon Jovi speak about some of the town's unsung heroes and see the rock star chat with Gov. Christie before the ceremony.