At our September 7 th meeting, Lion Paul Dean gave a wonderful informative presentation about Boy Scouts of America (BSA) Philmont Scout Ranch. Paul, who is an Assistant Scoutmaster for Apex Troop 209, explained that Philmont is one of four high adventure camps located in the United States that provide a variety of outdoor experiences for young… Read More »
Back in the early 1940’s the Apex Lions were asked to setup a booth at the fair and provide foot to the fair goers. Well that has not changed since 1943. The club has been in the same location provide a wide range of food. Homemade buttermilk biscuits with ham or sausage, homemade vegetable soup,… Read More »
We had a team of presenters this evening at our meeting. They were all representing Canine Companions for Independence (CCI) and the Lions Project for CCI. First up was Lion John Beere from the Zebulon Lions Club. Lion John was in the Kiwanas for 18 years prior to becoming a Lion and then spent 5… Read More »
This year at the State Fair the Apex Lions Club will be offering a new product (for us) – Mrs. Fearnow’s Brunswick Stew. We are very excited to be working with Boone Brands to bring this product to the State Fair. Ron, the CEO of Boone Brands and Dale, Director of Sales & Marketing came… Read More »
On Saturday, July 29th, sixty VIPs from nine states arrived at the Governor Morehead School in Raleigh for a summer retreat. The Envisioning Youth Empowerment (EYE) program is a week-long program focusing on mentoring individuals with visual impairments, acquiring skills for real life situations, and information on local, state and federal resources available to them. … Read More »
In case you did not know it already Lions Clubs International has a Youth Exchange Program as well. This weekend Lions Wayne & Barbara Faber hosted the exchange students for breakfast. “Me & Mom had a wonderful time this morning with this lovely group of Lions Youth Exchange Students. We Had them over for… Read More »
The second annual District 31S Awards & Installation banquet was held in Pilot, North Carolina on July 22nd, 2017. Now Past District Governor Lion Barbara Beltran began the remarks with a summary of the events of the past year. Two new clubs were chartered – the Ahoskie Centennial Lions Club and the Wake Southwest Centennial… Read More »
At our second meeting in July things did not work out exactly as we had planned. Our president was out of the country and we did not have a guest speaker scheduled. But that did not stop us from getting together and sharing a meal and having some fun like we always do. Lion Wayne,… Read More »
It’s official! The Wake Southwest Centennial Lions Club has now been chartered. The installations and celebration were held on Monday, July 10th, 2017 at the Hickory Tavern in Holly Springs, North Carolina. Lions from our club who attended included: Lions Jolene & Dale Umbenhauer, John & Joe’l Lynde, Wayne Faber and Pat Nemmers. Past… Read More »
Past District Governor (PDG) Lion Wayne Faber writes: “Wanted to share photo of new outside patio furniture the club made a donation to last year. They did have cement type furniture but the VIP’S were walking into this and getting scrapes and cuts. The new patio furniture is more user friendly and has been being… Read More »