Fellow Lions, Due to tonight’s inclement weather forecast, I’m going to cancel tonight’s regular meeting. Please be safe and see you again at our next meeting February 20th. Lion Rich Engates President, Apex Lions Club
This evening we also installed a new member. Lion Tony Formichelli became the newest member of the Apex Lions on January 16th, 2020. Tony had been aware of our club for some time and had witnessed us in operation at the NC State Fair as well as our Fish Fry. He moved here from New… Read More »
Our guest speaker for this evening was Pastor Kevin O’Brien from One Step Healing Ministry. He is celebrating 25 years of sobriety this year and came to share with us the story of how he got sober but more importantly how is has been healed of alcoholism by the saving grace of Jesus Christ. … Read More »
For the past 40 plus years, March has brought the community together to enjoy a great meal and fellowship. Fried Fish, homemade cole slaw, boiled potatoes, hush puppies and homemade desserts are served. A long standing tradition to raise funds to help make Apex a great place to live and raise our families. The Fish… Read More »
Eagle scout candidate Derek Curry showed us his Eagle scout project this evening. He will be building some new wooden eyeglass donation boxes for us. The one pictured above is a smaller model for demonstration only. The real ones will be 16″ x 16″ x 16″ and have a 4″x 2″ slot in the top… Read More »
Pastor John Utley served as an Assistant Pastor in Wilson, NC before being called to pastor the people of Pleasant Plains in February of 2017. He has completed a Bachelor of Arts in Bible, Masters of Divinity, and has a Masters in Education Administration. He has also completed certification in the American Association of Christian… Read More »
One of the most fullfilling things about being a Lion is to be involved in stories like this one. At the end of September we were contacted by Lucas Strobush who was reaching out to us in need of some assistance. His daughter, Fiona, is an adorable 4 year old little girl who was diagnosed… Read More »
First Vice District Governor Allen Swaim was our guest speaker this evening. He was representing our District Governor Mark Bateman. Because the district has gotten so large it is necessary for the Vice District Governors to assist in the annual visits to ensure that all clubs can be reached. Lion Allen has been a lion… Read More »
This year the Apex Lions Club celebrates our 82nd anniversary! We have so much to celebrate and be thankful for. Lion Horace was our master of ceremonies as usual. We began by introducing our widows, CAPA and Scouts. After that we enjoyed a meal and then Lion Horace shared some of the accomplishments we have… Read More »
There were two features at this evenings meeting. First we had an Eagle Scout candidate, Anthony, present his Eagle Project. Scout Anthony is currently a Senior at Apex Friendship High School. He has been a scout since the 1st grade so basically all his life! Although he did have some struggles choosing an Eagle Project… Read More »