16 Community News
Ponte Vedra Recorder ·September 24, 2015
Kris Paronto PVWC hosts community wellness fair
to speak on
Benghazi
controversy
Co-author will describe
assault, losses at Libyan
base, CIA compound
“The St. Johns County Republicans are kicking off the fall season
with an exciting program,” says
Bob Smith, GOP Second ViceChair.
The party will
be hosting Kris
“Tanto” Paronto,
co-author of the
best seller book,
13 HOURS: The
Inside Account of
What Really HapParonto
pened In Benghazi
and upcoming
movie by Paramount Pictures, 13
HOURS: The Secret Soldiers of
Benghazi, on Saturday, September
26th at 7:00 p.m. at the World Golf
Village Renaissance St. Augustine
Resort. Doors will open at 6:30
p.m.
Kris will share his story of the
last hours of an American diplomatic outpost in one of the most
dangerous corners of the globe.
He’ll describe the bloody assault,
tragic losses, and heroic deeds at
the US State Department Special
Mission Compound and at a nearby
CIA base in Benghazi, Libya, from
the night of September 11, 2012,
into the morning of the next day.
“Benghazi is back in the news,
for many good reasons, and we’re
eager to hear the full account,” says
Smith.
General admission is $20 per
person.
A limited number of VIP tickets
are also available for a Private Reception at 6 p.m. with Mr. Paronto
for $75 per person.
To reserve seats, please go to
http://www.sjgop.org/ or call St.
Johns County GOP at 904-429-2015.
Kris will also be available to sign
copies of 13 Hours, and these can
be purchased that evening for $30.
“13 HOURS: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi” movie will be
released January 15, 2016 and is
directed by Michael Bay (Transformers). Visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CJBuUwd0Os
for more.
Ponte Vedra gathered on Sept. 10 to
celebrate more than a decade of wellness with the Ponte Vedra Wellness
Center. The free, family-friendly event
included food, live music, prizes, a
variety of informational booths and
other freebies. Each Wellness Fair
participant offered attendees a special service or wellness product at
no charge, although donations to the
local YMCA were encouraged.
All those who made a donation to
the YMCA received a special “thank
you” gift from the Ponte Vedra Wellness Center. Wellness Fair participants
this year included: A Way of Life
Acupuncture, Baptist Beaches, Coastal
Dermatology & Med Spa, Healing
Massage of Ponte Vedra, Mind Body
Yoga, Ponte Vedra Eye Associates,
Ponte Vedra Medical Center and the
Ponte Vedra Training Company. Food
was provided by local restaurants
including Tropical Smoothie.
The event was hosted in cooperation with First Atlantic Bank, the St.
Johns County Chamber Ponte Vedra
Beach Division and the Ponte Vedra
Beach YMCA. The Ponte Vedra Wellness Center is located at 100 Corridor
Rd., S., Ste. 220 in Ponte Vedra Beach.
Call (904) 273-2691 or visit www.pontevedrawellnesscenter.com for more
information.
— Kelly H. McDermott
Photos by Ed Johnson
Above left: At the
Healing Massage of
Ponte Vedra Booth,
Emily Polatas LMT gave
a massage to a wellness fair participant.
Above right: Lt. Mike
Meacham with Pink
Heals St. Johns County
Chapter and Ashley
the fire truck
Left: From left to right,
Dr. Lauren Preis, Ellice
Mae Sanchez, Dr. Erika
Hamer, Daniel Brauch,
Jeff White