Our Club’s 86th birthday is coming up this Saturday. And, if you have not heard, we are losing our food concession stand at the State Fair after 80 years! So we decided to have some of our most experienced Lions tell some tales of their youth and things that they remember about our club from… Read More »
Once again this year the Apex Lions Club performed free vision screenings at Touch-A-Truck. We had a tent setup outside with information about Lions clubs and we sent people into the gymnasium to get screened. It’s important to do the screenings inside because it requires a slight dilation of the eyes which can only be… Read More »
After all the years of serving Fair-goers food, the NC State Fair Management has decided to demolish Restaurant Row and remove all fair food concessions from the current site. We enjoyed being a part of the Fair. When the fair first began it was groups like the Lions who provided food and a place to… Read More »
The North Carolina Lions VIP Fishing Tournament is the largest gathering of visually impaired in North Carolina and is believed to be the largest event of its kind in the world. The project has grown from a local tournament serving 12 blind individuals to more than 350 visually impaired persons, 130 sighted guests, and 300 volunteers.… Read More »
The Apex Fire Department has a new position called the “Community Risk Reduction Coordinator”. And our guest speaker this evening was Courtney Butler, the very first person to fill this position. Courtney has a background in sports marketing where she once worked in professional wrestling marketing when she lived in Connecticut. But she decided that… Read More »
Our guest this evening was Mayor Jacques Gilbert. He thanked us for the service that we have provided to the town of Apex over the years and then provided us with a very thorough update on many of the things going on in Apex. In fact, he covered so many topics it was hard to… Read More »
This evening we had the opportunity to present the proceeds from this years Apex Relays to coach Roy Cooper. The Apex Lions Relays are one of the best run track events in the state of North Carolina. This partnership began in 1979 and has been going strong for many years. We had an amazing year… Read More »
This year we went back to calling the Fish Fry the “Apex Lions Fish Fry” as it had been called for many years prior. Last year we tried renaming it to the “Apex Community Fish Fry” but we got feedback that it confused a lot of people so they did not realize it was the… Read More »
We had several Lions, Scouts and friends show up for the Food Collection. It was a very nice morning. However by 1 pm the temps were well into the 90’s. We had plenty of cool water and a canopy tent. It was actually comfortable in the shade with the nice breeze we had. Most of… Read More »
We recently had an insightful meeting featuring Janet Mason, the executive director, and Rosa Scarborough, an instructor at Horse and Buddy. Rosa’s journey from a volunteer to an instructor at Horse and Buddy was highlighted during the discussion. Horse and Buddy is a commendable organization dedicated to offering equine therapy for individuals with special needs.… Read More »