Jim Cramer's Top Charity Auction Items

If you caught Olympic fever over the last couple of weeks, MainStreet has the Rx. With an autographed basketball by the U.S. Olympic team and a vacation to the birthplace of the games in Greece, you’ll own your very own piece of the action on behalf of do-good causes. Jim Cramer, from TheStreet.com and CNBC’s Mad Money, wants you to raise your paddle (or click your mouse) to raise extra money for charity.

September 3: “Wear a Dress Designed by a Reality TV Star” for Dress for Success

If fashion is your passion, then bid on clothing worn by models in an open auction and celeb-reality fashion show. Two of the dresses are designed by Malan Breton of Bravo TV’s The Malan Show and former contestant on Project Runway, valued at $7,000 each.

DATE/TIME/LOCATION: 9/03/08. 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. BLVD, 199 Bowery St., New York, N.Y.
TICKETS: $20 a person.
OPENING BID: $2,000 for a Malan Breton dress.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Click here.
PROCEEDS BENEFIT: Dress for Success, an international not-for-profit organization that promotes the economic independence of disadvantaged women.

September 6: “Win an Autographed Basketball from the 2008 Men’s USA Olympic Basketball Team” for The United States Entertainment Force

If you didn’t make it to the Beijing Olympic games, you can still own a piece of the action. Win a basketball autographed by the 2008 U.S. Men’s Olympic basketball team and have LeBron James, Dwayne Wade and Kobe Bryant at your fingertips.

DATE/TIME/LOCATION: 9/06/08. 7 p.m. to midnight. The Daniel Maltzman Art Studio, 3617 Hayden, Culver City, Calif.
TICKETS: $75 general admission; $150 VIP tickets.
OPENING BID: To be determined at the time of the auction.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Click here.
PROCEEDS BENEFIT: The United States Entertainment Force, a non-profit organization created by entertainers to provide resources to the men and women of our Armed Forces.