The weather held off and we had a fantastic Peakfest on Saturday, May 4th 2024! We did a total of 56 Free Eye Screenings and had 7 referrals. While speaking with people as they strolled past the tent several people said they had already been screened at Touch-A-Truck, too. In addition to doing the free… Read More »
Sometimes you just need to take a break and relax a little. Once a year, in May, we do that. So we had our family picnic at Apex Nature Park instead of our normally scheduled meeting.
Tonight, we had the pleasure of our membership chairman, Lion Paul Dean, providing us with a presentation on Lions Mission 1.5. This is a Lions International drive to expand membership to reach 1.5 Million members worldwide. Paul provided an update on our current membership status and how our club and many other clubs in our… Read More »
You can place your order online now for the Fish Fry on April 5th! Go to ApexFishFry.com for the menu, details and link to place your order online. We will have your items ready for you when you arrive to pick them up! Thanks in advance for supporting the Apex community, Citizens Assisting Police in… Read More »
Some people collect things. And sometimes those things can be pretty valuable. One good example is baseball cards. Our guest speaker this evening was Mike Frank who is somewhat of an expert in sports card collections. Mike has given over 3,000 speeches over the past 50+ years in 48 states and 16 countries. His professional… Read More »
Lion Tammy Thomas was born and raised in Sherrills Ford North Carolina just three miles from Camp Dogwood. Tammy was actively involved in volunteering with youth for many years as she served at her church as a youth leader and was actively involved with youth in County 4-H programs for many years. Tammy became a… Read More »
We received the following from Leader Dogs earlier today. This is just one of many examples of how your support goes to aid the blind and visually impaired in Apex and around the world. Greetings, Apex Lions, What a year it has been so far! Thanks to your unwavering dedication, Leader Dogs for the Blind… Read More »
Durning our February meeting our own Lion Paul Dean, who is a retired professional forester, provided us with a presentation titled North Carolina: Birthplace of Forestry in America. We learned that North Carolina besides being historically known as the state being “First in Flight” and “First in Freedom” we are also known as “First in… Read More »
The Apex Lions Annual Fish Fry is set for April 5, 2024. The Fish Fry has been held for over 40 years by the Lions. Apex Lions Club was chartered in 1937, making Lions the oldest Service organization in Apex. With a focus on the sight-impaired, we also address numerous needs in our community, throughout… Read More »
This year our Fish Fry will benefit the family of Tray Cromwell. Tray and his family were our guests at tonight’s meeting where they shared the story of how we got here. Tray is the youngest grandson of Carl and Linda Cromwell (members of our club). Carl is a recent past president and was instrumental… Read More »