FLEMING ISLAND – Sheriff Michelle Cook never flinched when four field passes, special parking, player family seating tickets went on the auction block during the Fall for Pace fundraiser on Thursday, Nov. 5, at Whitey’s Fish Camp.

After the first bid was $500, Cook yelled “$1,500!” to seal her spot on the Jacksonville Jaguars sidelines with her daughter on Nov. 29 against the Tennessee Titans.

Cook said her daughter is a big Jaguars fan, and she’s been in Chicago for a year. Moreover, she’s going to be visiting that weekend. The sheriff bought the package as a special surprise – and to benefit the Pace Center for Girls – Clay, a nonprofit alternative school and community-based program that offers support, guidance and resources for middle and high school girls.

The event included a wine pull, a silent and live auction, a buffet, restock your bar and live entertainment to support the year-round programs. Results of the annual fundraiser netted Pace, which received the highest rating from the Florida Department of Education, at nearly $40,000.

In addition to Cook’s winning bid of $1,500 for four Jaguars tickets, other top auction items were $2,500 for a Louis Vuitton bag by Whitey’s co-owner Jesse Jabot, $1,000 for lunch with the sheriff and $900 for a wagon filled with bottles of liquor (restock your bar).

To support Pace, visit pacecenter.org/locations/florida/clay.