The Pennsylvania Department of General Services announced this week that it will be hosting the final state vehicle auction of the year on Tuesday. The auction, which will feature nearly 500 vehicles for public bidding at the Manheim Central Penn Auto Auction, was featuring a preview period through Monday.

“We are closing out the year with a wide variety of vehicles for interested buyers,” said Sheri Phillips, the state’s general services secretary. “As always, we look to offer quality vehicles at a fair price. And with the holidays approaching, this auction is a great opportunity to find a really nice gift for someone special.”

Featured vehicles will include those seized by local law enforcement as well as trucks, SUVs, sedans, motorcycles and other types of vehicles used by state agencies. The vehicle preview will occur daily from 9 a.m. (EST) to 4 p.m.  at Manheim Central Penn Auto Auction. The auction itself will begin at 10 a.m. on Tuesday with registration beginning at 8 a.m. and closing at noon.

In other Pennsylvania auction news, the owners of the Corry Auto Dealers Exchange donated $14,500 to its local Park United Methodist Church to help make a Thanksgiving wish become a reality. The donation helped provide more than 50,000 meals via the international charity Stop Hunger Now.

“We set a goal we knew exceeded our budget,” said Rick King, the church’s mission chair. “Corry Auto Dealers Exchange wrote a check to sponsor this event for us. It was a fantastic blessing for the congregation of Park Church and the community of North East.”

Tad Swift, the auction manager at CADE, believed the gesture was the simply the right thing to do.

“As a local business, we feel it is important to give back,” Swift said. “Hunger is rampant. Being part of this effort made a difference to our local church and, more importantly, to people thousands of miles away. This was a great opportunity to express our gratitude in a truly meaningful way.”