St. Edward’s University Police Department held an auction to raise money for Campus Ministry.

The auction raised over one thousand dollars for campus ministry, a 200-300 dollar increase from the last year’s auction, according to Program Coordinator for Communications at UPD Stacci Hamilton.

“UPD doesn’t make any profit off of this auction,” Hamilton said. “We just want to give back to the community.”

The money raised at the auction goes into a scholarship fund for alternative Spring Break and will provide at least five students with scholarships, according to Assistant Director of Campus Ministry Monica Frazier.

The items that UPD auctioned off consisted of lost and found items collected around campus over the past year.

“All items were held for at least 30 days,” Hamilton said. “We tried contacting anyone we could about these items, but we didn’t get any response.”

Some choice items gathered in the past year include bicycles, jewelry and handheld gaming systems. UPD also auctioned several designer sunglasses from brands that included Oakley, Fossil and Ray-Ban.

Hamilton said that the two bicycles they auctioned probably received the most bids, and that the bid for one of the bikes had reached at least $50 before the auction ended.

After the auction had ended, UPD donated the remaining 20-30 items, mostly clothing, to the Salvation Army, Hamilton said.

UPD plans on holding two additional auctions next semester, including one in January, according to Hamilton.