This evening Lion Larry Jordan introduced our guest speaker. John Brown, Director of Parks & Recreation in Apex happens to be a long time friend of Larry. In fact, Larry was the Mayor of Apex in 1986 when John was hired. But tonight John was here to inform the club about the 2017 Parks Bond… Read More »

Our guest speaker this evening was John Poetzsch who spoke to us about his passion to change how people view mental illness.  Here are his remarks: “Damaged by a Dysfunctional System, Determined to Alter It” That was the title of a newspaper article that caught my attention a year ago. The article was about two… Read More »

What an amazing event this year!  Once again we setup our special tent and provided free eye screenings to anyone who wanted one.  This year we had a line the entire night from 5 pm – 8 pm.  All told we did 101 free eye screenings and made 19 referrals.  Special thanks to the members… Read More »

Apex Lions Club and Whole Foods in Cary teamed up on Saturday September 30th for a Giving Grill in front of Whole Foods, with all proceeds going to the Western Wake Crisis Ministry. Apex Lions Club members along with a representative from Western Wake Crisis Ministry were on board to answer any questions about Western… Read More »

This evening our guest speaker was Deirdre Jersey, president of Southern Wake Quilters Guild. Here are some of her remarks. Southern Wake Quilt Guild was organized about 7 years ago to educate quilters, provide some fellowship just like Lions, and also to serve the community, just like Lions. How can quilters serve the community? We… Read More »

The Apex Lions Club approved $1,000 in relief funds to be sent directly to the Dickinson Texas Lions Club.  As we have done multiple times in the past, we are sending relief funds directly to a Lions Club because we know that 100% of those funds will be used directly in the aid individuals and… Read More »

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 »