This evening we got to meet Shonny Williams who is a social worker at the Governor Morehead School for the Blind in Raleigh. The school was established in 1845 and was the 8th school for the blind in the USA. It was moved to it’s current location in 1923. The mission of The Governor Morehead… Read More »
The Apex Lions have joined team “Ben’s Buddles” for the Triangle Down Syndrome Network fundraiser Buddy Walk. Ben is three and a half years old and he has Down Syndrome. He also happens to be the grandson of our very own Lion Nick Somma, long time secretary of our club. The Triangle Down Syndrome Network is… Read More »
We are now accepting entries for our Peace Poster Contest. Below are the rules for the Peace Poster Contest. We will need all posters in by our first meeting in October (October 2nd). If you know of anyone who would like to submit an entry, please contact Lion Nick Somma. The theme is Peace, Love and… Read More »
Well, it’s now official! District 31-S was formed today in Tarboro, NC! The meeting was short and to the point which was great since the air conditioning was not doing very well! Lion Mary Boehm was elected as the District Governor and Lion Barbara Beltran was elected as the 1st Vice District Governor. Congratulations! Pictured… Read More »
Our guest speaker for this evenings meeting was Chris Martin from the State Employees Credit Union. Chris is actually a native of Wake County and grew up in North Raleigh. He has been with the State Employees Credit Union since 1987 and has been branch manager in Apex since 1996. The Credit Union was started in… Read More »
Apex Lion Sid Harrell is on a mission to raise some big bucks for Bike MS. Last year he raised $1000 but this year he has his sights set on $10,000. And he is so determined to make that goal, that he has offered to personally match donations (up to $5,000). Here is what he… Read More »
We are 60 days from opening week of the Fair. Just a few reminders: Mark your calendars for Oct 16-26 Plan on the days you want to work your 5 shifts Day shift opens at 7:30 AM and ends at 4 PM Evening shift starts at 4 PM and ends around 10 PM IF you… Read More »
The District 31-G Awards & Installation banquet was a good one for the Apex Lions Club! We received several club awards, one very special honor and also had some members installed in district cabinet positions. Lion Bekki Bennett received the 100% President (Club Excellence) award and is pictured here with PDG Herb Justice. On a… Read More »
The first order of business at tonights meeting was the installation of our newest member, Sarah Stephenson. Pictured here are Lions John Lynde and Bekki Bennett (sponsor) with newest Lion Sarah Stephenson. Lion Sarah is full of energy and excitement and plans to get involved right away with our new Diabetes Awareness committee. She will use… Read More »
We have a completely renovated web page! The new page has several advantages over the old one. Here are some of the highlights: Cleaner, simpler look “Responsive” so it will work better on mobile devices (tablets and phones) Improved Calendar Simplified file downloads More flexibility for full sized images in articles Facilitates newsletters (see the latest… Read More »