Jim Cramer's Top Charity Auction Items

Whether you've always pictured yourself appearing in the pages of a literary thriller or galloping off into the sunset on the back of an Egyptian Mare, these auction items have got you covered. See what's out there for the taking on the charity circuit this week, chosen by The Street.com and CNBC's Mad Money's Jim Cramer. So raise your paddle (or click your mouse) to raise extra money for a good cause.

October 18: Capture Your Family for the St. Anselm's Abbey School

Help out the kids by heading to the St. Anselm's Fall Scholarship Gala that includes a series of live and silent auctions. While there, bid on the chance to have your own kids immortalized in a family watercolor print or black and white shot by famed portrait artist Sterling Hoffman.

DATE/TIME/LOCATION: 10/18/08, 6 PM, St. Anselm's Abbey School, Washington DC
TICKETS: Contact Mary Sherlock at (202) 281-1653
OPENING BID: $2,000
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Click here
PROCEEDS BENEFIT: St. Anselm's Abbey School, a sixth through twelfth grade school in Washington DC.

October 18: Become a Literary Character for the Library Foundation of Needham

At the Black White and Read All Over Gala, guests will mingle in their favorite black, white or red festive outfits while enjoying cocktails, appetizers and live entertainment in the library. If the literary environs inspire you, bid on the chance to join the shelves by having bestselling author Robin Cook (Foreign Body, Coma, Outbreak) name a character after you in his next medical thriller.

DATE/TIME/LOCATION: 10/18/08 7:30 PM, Needham Public Library, Needham Heights MA
TICKETS: For ticket info click here
OPENING BID: Click here
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Email info@lgnonline.org or call (781) 801-6944
PROCEEDS BENEFIT: The Library Foundation of Needham supports library programs and enhancements.

October 18: Ride Off on an Egyptian Horse for Best Buddies

Join Sarge Shriver and Eunice Kennedy Shriver at the 20th annual Best Buddies Ball. This will be the last time the Shrivers will host the ball at their home, so be sure to get one last look around before the gourmet dinner. And try to outbid fellow attendees like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Shriver and Robert DeNiro in hopes of winning Tahnmara, your very own Imported Straight Egyptian Mare.

DATE/TIME/LOCATION: 10/18/08, 6:30 PM, Residence of Sargent and Eunice Shriver, Potomac, Maryland
TICKETS: Call Scott Tracy at (305) 374-2233 ext 217
OPENING BID: $45,000
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Click here
PROCEEDS BENEFIT: Best Buddies aims to enhance the lives of those with intellectual disabilities by providing opportunities for one-on-one friendship and employment opportunities.

October 22: Grab a Second Chance Watch for Creaky Joints

Mix with the stars of Bravo's Real Housewives of New York City at this event with cocktails and auctions. Show these high end ladies you belong in their world, by bidding on this watch from Tiret's Second Chance collection that comes with a blue mother of pearl and diamond dial.

DATE/TIME/LOCATION: 10/22/08, 6 PM, Hudson Terrace, New York City, NY
TICKETS: $350
OPENING BID: $6,500
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Click here or call Joanna Wozniak at (917) 887-3065
PROCEEDS BENEFIT: Creaky Joints is dedicated to improving the quality of life for people of all ages with arthritis.