The Muskegon Lumberjacks' jersey auction on Friday night raised nearly $7,000 for local charities. The Lumberjacks wore special St. Patrick's Day jerseys in Friday night's 5-0 victory over the Cedar Rapids Roughriders.

Following the game, season ticket holder Frank Ruben served as the auctioneer for the event. In all, the jerseys brought in $9,275. After the cost of the jerseys was deducted, a total of $6,875 was donated to the United Way and Loaves and Fishes, a local food bank.

The top earning jersey belonged to Brendan Woods, whose jersey sold for $850.

“To be able to help the most vulnerable people in our community is not only a gift from us — it's a gift to us,” Lumberjack owner Josh Mervis said. “The greatest honor is to be able to help someone who will likely never be able to pay you back.”