This meeting, our last of this club year, was dedicated to the installation of our new board of directors. Thanks to PDG Gene English from Garner for performing our Installation Ceremony! The new board members are: President: Rich Engates1st VP: Paul Dean2nd VP: Carl CromwellSecretary: Joh LyndeTreasurer: Greg MonteleoneMembership Chair: Joe’l LyndeLCIF Chair: John LyndeService… Read More »
Every year we provide several scholarships to the local High School students in Apex including Apex High School, Apex Friendship High School and Panther Creek High School where we have a Leo Club. We would love to start Leo Clubs at the Apex High Schools as well so if you are a student or teacher… Read More »
Our special guest speaker for this meeting was Past District Governor (PDG) Irwin Siegelwax. Irwin is the Global Membership Team Chair from District 31N. This was a rare opportunity to hear from a chairperson from another district so we are very appreciative of his willingness to travel and share his message. PDG Irwin transferred to… Read More »
This past March we held our annual Fish Fry. The beneficiary chosen for this year was Josh Herald and his family. You can read a bit more about Josh at our Fish Fry post. The short version is that he suffered some major strokes while on a hunting trip with his son. It has been… Read More »
No, not Maxine! But … Do you know the name of the disease that is referred to as “The Silent Killer”? It is called Diabetes. Our special guest speaker for this evening was Maxine Phillips, who represents the American Diabetes Association as a Diabetes Coach. She is intimately familiar with this disease because not only… Read More »
Saturday May 4 Apex Lions Club participated in the Apex Peakfest, an annual art, craft and food event. It was a wonderful spring day to be serving our community providing vision and hearing screenings. With the use of the NC Lions Vision Van, Dr. Phil Vito, 10 members of the Apex Lions Club, 2 friends… Read More »
Did you know that Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) programs did not even exist before 1985? The very first CERT program was developed in 1985 by the Los Angeles Fire Department after their staff had been overwhelmed by a series of emergencies. Later, in 1993, FEMA adopted it as an all-hazards community based training program. … Read More »
The special guest speaker at our first meeting in April was Keith McGee, Fire Chief, Apex Fire Department. Keith has been the Apex Fire Chief now for a little over 4 years (he started December 29, 2014). Prior to coming to Apex he was with the Rocky Mount Fire Department for 23 years. As the… Read More »
A big hearty “Thank You!” goes out to everyone who supported our Fish Fry this year. We had a beautiful day (albeit a bit windy at times) so the weather cooperated after several rainy days leading up to the event. We also had a lot of help from CAPA and the scouts and others as… Read More »
Our first meeting in March is typically a joint meeting of three clubs. The Apex Lions invite the Fuquay Varina and Wake Southwest Centennial (Holly Springs) Lions to join us for a combined meeting for fellowship and fun. As always, this year we had a lot of fun and laughs and learned a few things… Read More »