Jim Cramer's Top Charity Auction Items

Whether you raise your paddle at the Playboy Mansion to fight breast cancer, or at a private Hamptons estate to aid the intellectually challenged, the following affairs offer amazing auction items that aren’t to be missed.

If you’re keen on planning your next vacation, lust for a personalized dinner prepared by a celebrity chef or are in the market for an Arabian horse, 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 10: “Win a Bear Mountain Golf Getaway Package” for Autism Speaks

Join Athletes Against Autism in the heart of British Columbia’s wine country for a wine tasting, gala dinner, silent auction and an opportunity to mingle with NHL hockey players like Olie Kolzig, Byron Dafoe and Scott Mellanby. As fathers of children with autism, they’re using their celebrity status to raise money to fund research on this complex brain disorder. Don’t miss your chance to bid on the three-night Bear Mountain golf package and getaway valued at $4,000.

DATE/TIME/LOCATION: 8/10/08. 6 p.m. wine tasting and silent auction. 7:30 dinner. The Grand Okanagan Resort, 1310 Water Street, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.
OPENING BID: $2,500 for the golf getaway.
TICKETS: $250 per person.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Click here or contact Emma Petievich at epetievich@autismspeaks.org or (323) 545-0500 ext. 757.
PROCEEDS BENEFIT: The Autism Speaks Foundation that’s committed to improving the quality of life of children with autism and raising funds for autism research and treatment.

August 14: “Own an Arabian Horse” for Best Buddies

The Long Island elite will swarm the Best Buddies Hamptons Beach Bash chaired by Anne Hearst and Jay McInerney and Tatiana and Campion Platt. This spectacular affair brings together the New York area’s finest for a Brazilian Carnival extravaganza at a private Water Mill residence and includes dinner, dancing and a priceless live auction. The royally bred mare, Flaxon Lady, a descendent of National Champion Arabian Stallion Padron, will be one of the big prizes up for auction. If Arabian horses aren’t your style, there’s also a seven-day Israel tour on the auction block. Giving back has never been so chic!