Jim Cramer's Top Charity Auction Items

With rising fuel costs making it harder to rationalize farflung holidays, why not partake in a “stay-cation” that also does good for charity at the same time by attending one of the following benefits that are as eventful as any vacation resort. From Hollywood to the Berkshires, Brooklyn to Washington, D.C. these events nationwide have amazing auctions on hand with luxe items that you’ll never find anywhere else, including limited edition photos of The Beatles and a weeklong vacation in Burgundy France. Check out what’s up for grabs on the charity circuit this week chosen by Jim Cramer, from TheStreet.com and CNBC’s Mad Money. Benefiting worthwhile causes is closer to home than you think!

July 23: “Own a limited edition photo of Jimi Hendrix or The Beatles” for MSFriends
Possess a valuable piece of rock music history by raising a paddle for one of the many rock-n-roll photographs up for auction at the West Hollywood fundraiser, Rock the MS Benefit Concert hosted by comic D.L. Hughley,. This event includes live music from L.A. bands Stereofix and Carney, DJ Casey Connor accompanied by big trumpet sounds of Rico De Largo, and a live and silent auction of signed, limited edition prints by legendary photographers like Jim Marshall who donated two iconic faves: Jimi Hendrix snapped during a sound check at the Monterey Pop festival in 1967 and The Beatles arriving onstage at their last concert ever on August 29, 1966 at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park (both valued at $7,500 each).This fifth annual event benefits an organization aimed to improve the quality of life for people with multiple sclerosis.
DATE/TIME/LOCATION: 7/23/08. 6 p.m. cocktails, dinner and live auction. Key Club, 9039 W Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, Calif.
OPENING BID: $5,000 for either print
TICKETS: $75 for general admission; $150 for VIP access
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PROCEEDS BENEFIT: MSFriends, an outreach initiative of The VisionWorks Foundation, the only nationwide 24/7 telephone helpline staffed entirely by people living with multiple sclerosis, for people living with MS.