All money raised at North Charleston event will go toward proposed women’s and children’s shelter
By Warren Wise (Contact)
The Post and Courier
Monday, August 18, 2008
The cast of the television series “Army Wives” probably won’t be in tattered clothing, but they will have the homeless in mind when they attend a benefit in North Charleston on Sept. 6.
Eight principal cast members of the Lifetime series filmed in Charleston and North Charleston, including Catherine Bell and Kim Delaney, have indicated they will step out of a limousine onto the red carpet for the $125-per-ticket homeless shelter fundraiser at Quarters H and I on the old Navy base, North Charleston Grants Administrator Shannon Praete said.
Quarters H and I are shown in the military-themed series as the base’s headquarters. Only 250 tickets will be sold for the 6 p.m. event.
“It will be a fun night for a great cause,” Praete said. “It will be a little bit of Hollywood in North Charleston.”
Other stars of the show, which has been picked up by Lifetime for a third season, who indicated they will attend include Sally Pressman, Brigid Brannagh, Wendy Davis, Sterling Brown, Brian McNamara and Drew Fuller.
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