Project Ladybug's Wine, Women & Shoes Ladies Night and More Celeb News

The Project Ladybug Fund at St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital is hosting Wine, Women & Shoes, its Fifth Annual Ladies Night Out. This unique celebration for Dina Manzo's charity will take place on Monday, May 23, at The Brownstone in Paterson.

The organization is taking things to new heights with wine, food, fashion and more fun than ever before—world-renowned vintners and an evening brimming with fashion and compassion, featuring designers from coast to coast.

The event is a strolling wine, food tasting and boutique shopping experience with a glass slipper auction and a tricky-tray drawing that come together for a few fabulous hours of fundraising, camaraderie and shopping.

All proceeds from the benefit will support The Project Ladybug Fund at St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, which provides much needed assistance to patients and their families coping with life- threatening diseases. Project Ladybug has provided “wish” trips, purchased laptop computers for its children’s use in the hospital, provided life saving medication and much, much more.

To make a reservation, visit www.StJosephsHealth.org/LadiesNightOut or call 973-754-4411. Donations for gift baskets and sponsor ship opportunities available. See attached forms for more details. 

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Caroline Manzo's family is supporting the Wounded Warrior Project, whose mission is to honor and empower wounded veterans. To support the project, wounded warrior commemorative pens are on sale. 

"Giving back even just a little to those who have given so much is our duty and our responsibility," she writes on the Wounded Warrior Project website. "As American citizens, it is a travesty to see these brave young men and women come home after defending us, to suffer financially, emotionally and not be able to supporttehmselves or their families as they try to find a sense of normalcy in their lives. This is my way of saying, 'You will never be forgotten.'"

To encourage others to become involved in the project, the Manzos are offering five randomly selected participants an intimate lunch recpetion with the family at The Brownstone. The raffle will continue through July 4. 

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On Thursday, Dina Manzo and the two newest Housewives, Melissa Gorga and Kathy Wakile, attended an invite-only fundraiser soiree at Reve New York in Englewood. The event, which benefitted Project Ladybug, featured the latest collection from Marisa Kenson, pastries from Palermo’s Bakery of Ridgefield Park, signature cocktails from Bulldog Gin and not one, not two, but three brand new vehicles from Bentley Parsippany & Paul Miller Rolls Royce.

 “The event was a total success and I am so happy so many people came out and supported Reve NY and Marisa Kenson on such a rainy night” said Meital Benaroya, partner at Reve New York.

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The Housewives headed to the Dominican Republic for filming of Season 3 last month. Patch was sent the first—and allegedly only—photo to surface from the trip. The shot is of  Teresa and Joe Giudice along with Lauren Manzo, Chris Manzo and Chris' friend Greg in the pool at the Hard Rock Hotel in the Dominican Republic.