Jim Cramer's Top Charity Auction Items

July 25th: “Own a work by Kevin Berlin, a celebrity favorite” for Help For Orphans International
Bid on the Kevin Berlin piece valued at $2,000 up for auction at the second annual Help for Orphans International and you own a piece of an artist’s body of work that notables including Hilary Rodham Clinton, Buzz Aldrin, David Letterman and Quincy Jones collect. And rumor has it that since the benefit committee members include Jill Zarin, Bethenny Frankel, and Countess Luann de Lesseps of the hit Bravo reality show The Real Housewives of New York City, they’ll be shooting part of their upcoming season at this event in Watermill. Shhhh!
DATE/TIME/LOCATION: 7/25/08. 6:30pm-9:30pm?Nova’s Ark Project?60 Millstone Road, Watermill, New York.
OPENING BID: $250.
TICKETS: $150 a person.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Log onto helpfororpans.org or buy tickets online directly
PROCEEDS BENEFIT: Help for Orphans International is a non-profit organization which provides exceptional learning environments, superior education facilities and materials for orphans around the world. They also provide food, clean water, clothing and other vital supplies in orphanages in India, South America, Uganda and Kenya.

July 26: “Own Art That Avant-Garde Director Robert Wilson Loves” for The Byrd Hoffman Watermill Foundation
Is it already that late in summer on the Hamptons’ charity circuit? Indeed, the 15th annual Watermill Summer Benefit is here, a can’t-be-missed over-the-top affair at Robert Wilson’s arts center that New York magazine describes as “like a summer camp for young artists, and its annual benefit is perhaps the most amazingly odd party.”