2017 Peace Poster Contest
This year we brought back the Peace Poster contest. Lion Joe’l Lynde contacted Thales Academy and was able to find an Art teacher there that was excited about having her students participate. The theme this year is: “The Future of Peace”. Pictured below are the first runner up and the winner of our club contest. … Read More »
New Member Installation
2017 Parks Bond
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 »
Stand By Me, NC
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 »
Apex Night Out 2017
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 »
Giving Grill
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 »
Southern Wake Quilters Guild
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 »
Apex Helps Hurricane Harvey Victims
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 »
Philmont Scout Ranch
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 »