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 »

Lion Glenn Day, District 31S Chair for Sight & Hearing Conservation was our guest speaker this evening.  He is also a member of the Wake Forest Lions Club.  Lion Glenn started off by recalling the pillars of Lion programs which include Diabetes, Vision, Hunger, Environment and Child Cancer and shared with us some important dates… Read More »

The Apex Lions Club annual Fish Fry will be held on March 22 this year. The CC Jones building located at 309 Holleman Street in downtown Apex provides a great site for this event. Serving will begin at 11:00 am and continue until 7:00 pm. You can come in and sit down to enjoy your… Read More »

This week we focused on membership. Our membership chair, Lion Horace Johnson kicked off the meeting with some words of encouragement and reminders about membership. This is something that we should all be thinking about every month. With all of the things we do to make Apex a better place to live it should be… Read More »

Sometimes things don’t go as planned. This evening we had an unfortunate speaker cancellation so our current President, PDG Wayne Faber put on a short program for us instead. He shared a video from the Boys And Girls Homes of North Carolina. Lions are one of the groups that supports this amazing organization along with… Read More »

This evening we were graced by the presence of Pastor David Baker from Green Level Baptist Church who brought us our traditional Christmas message. David started at Green Level Baptist as a youth pastor and is known by several of our members who currently or have previously attended Green Level Baptist Church. He is married… Read More »

This evening our guest speaker was Captain Steve Gillespie, retired US Navy Commander.  Captain Steve shared a great deal of information about US Submarines including the USS North Carolina, a Virginia class attack submarine stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.  There is a group of people that support the crew and families, promote awareness and support… Read More »