Handbags for Hope, a twilight cocktail reception and handbag auction to benefit the Ronald McDonald houses of Long Branch and New Brunswick, will be held 4-7 p.m. Aug. 2 at the Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel, Asbury Park.
Presented by Gary Michaels Fine Jewelry of Manalapan, the event features a silent auction of new and pre-owned designer, vintage and celebrity handbags, products donated by Joan Rivers from her Classics Collection and a children’s Mercedes.
Tickets are $75 for one; $125 for two; and $65 for a junior ticket (under 30 years of age). Call the Ronald McDonald House at 732-222-8755, ext. 31, to order by phone. Tickets may also be purchased at the door.