Jim Cramer's Top Charity Auction Items

The Kermits of the world need your help, and you can win a chance to name a new species of frog and raise funds for research in the process. But that’s not all. Here’s your chance to mingle with stars like Susan Sarandon, Kelsey Grammar and Chevy Chase. Raise your paddle for a private tennis lesson with Andre Agassi or a luxe South African holiday, all in an effort to raise funds for charity.

Check out these and much more items picked out by Jim Cramer, from TheStreet.com and CNBC’s Mad Money to follow. Spending money this summer has never felt so do-good!

August 3: “Tour the East End by Cessna” for the Peconic Land Trust

Join the Peconic Land Trust to celebrate their 25 years of land conservation over cocktails, dinner and a live auction that includes a 3-person private flight in a Cessna Skyhawk over the East End of New York and a lunch on Block Island. This “Farms and Fields Country Supper” takes place at Whitecap Farm amid the bountiful orchards, golden fields and the shore of the Atlantic and will end with an unforgettable fireworks display over Mecox Bay.
DATE/TIME/LOCATION: 8/3/08. 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Whitecap Farm, Mecox Road, Watermill, N.Y.
OPENING BID: Valued at $2,500, the opening bid price will be determined at the event.
TICKETS: $250 for individual adults and $50 per child. Table of 10 are $3,000.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Click here.
PROCEEDS BENEFIT: The Peconic Land Trust, a nonprofit organization that works to ensure the protection of Long Island’s working farms, natural lands, and heritage that encompass nearly 9,000 acres of land.

August 3: “Enjoy a Los Cabos, Mexico Vacation” for The Fulfillment Fund

Winning a luxury vacation at the Cabo Azul Resort in Los Cabos, Mexico means you just planned your next escape and raised money for the Fulfillment Fund’s Bright Future Scholarships. The Summer Nights Evening Bash in Hollywood, Calif. also includes food, dancing and casino games. Feeling lucky? Then consider joining the no limit Texas hold ‘em poker tournament at 4pm. Who knows, you might end up with a margarita budget for that Mexican holiday.
DATE/TIME/LOCATION: 8/3/08. 3 p.m. for poker tournament check in and 7 to 11 p.m for party. Ritual, 1743 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Hollywood, Calif.
TICKETS: $125 per person before 8/1; $150 at the door. $350 Poker Package includes admission ticket to Evening Bash.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: To purchase tickets call Levy, Pazanti & Associates at (310) 201-5033 or click here for more details.
PROCEEDS BENEFIT: The Fulfillment Fund’s Bright Future Scholarships. Proceeds fund scholarships for students who excel in academics and community involvement to help teens realize their college dreams.

August 9: “Enjoy a 15-Day African Adventure” for Association of Community of Employment (A.C.E.) Programs for the Homeless

Join honorary chair Susan Sarandon and celebrate 16 years of helping the homeless through job training and other services for A.C.E’s Sunflowers After Hours fundraiser. Sip cocktails, nibble on a clambake and dance to NY City Swing in a field of over 20,000 sunflowers. But it’s the luxury items up for auction are the can’t-be-missed extra. Consider a 15-day South African vacation that at three of South Africa’s best lodges. Want to stick closer to home? Then a private champagne yacht party for you and your 19 closest friends departing from Sag Harbor, N.Y. might be more your style.
DATE/TIME/LOCATION: 8/9/08. 6:30 cocktails and 8 p.m. clambake and auction. Henry Buhl’s private home, Southampton, N.Y.
OPENING BID: $5,000 for African safari; $10,000 for yacht party.
TICKETS: Individual tickets from $500. Tables of 10 from $5,000.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Click here.