The 2017 NC Lions State Convention concluded earlier today in Raleigh. By all measures it was a successful event. Below are some notes I took during the weekend.   At the banquet on Saturday night there were a number of awards given out as is customary. One of our Apex Lions, Lion Larry Jordan, received… Read More »

Way back in 1979 the Apex High School Track Team and the Apex Lions teamed up to create a fundraiser for the track team.  Ever since then the Apex Lions have been making this event possible by handling all of the behind the scenes work to make it  as successful as possible.  We handle all… Read More »

This evening was Melaney Stein from the North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services Division of Services for the Blind (DSB).  Melaney is one of two DSB social workers for all of Wake County.  That’s a lot of area for two people to cover!  Melaney began as a social worker for the blind on January… Read More »

Every year before the summer season gets started at Camp Dogwood Lion volunteers from all over the state converge at Camp Dogwood to help get the camp ready for the VIPs (Visually Impaired People).  As usual, a few Apex Lions were among those helping.  PDG Lion Wayne Faber sent back some pictures of Apex Lions at… Read More »

I had the privilege to meet some of the members of the Wake Southwest Centennial Lions Club this evening at their second regular meeting. This is an impressive group of people! Their agenda was quite full and they ran a tight meeting which was over in an hour as planned. Many of their members were… Read More »

This evening we had a very full house as the Fuquay Varina Lions were prowling and we had our annual joint meeting with them.  As their sponsoring club we have had a long standing tradition of having a joint meeting every year.  And, as always, there is a lot of fun when we do that.… Read More »

Once again RightHereInApex.com has run an article on the Apex Lions Club.  This time the focus is on the question: “Why should someone want to become a Lion?” President Lion Tony Gravanda provided a comprehensive seven part answer that answers the question quite well.  You might take a moment to read the article (which can… Read More »

On Saturday, April 1st, 2017 the Apex Lions Club partnered with Apex Baptist Church for an event called Love Loud.  This is a day where almost the entire church volunteers to serve the community to demonstrate the love of Jesus Christ.  This sounds a lot like the Lions Clubs Motto: “We Serve!”.  There are many… Read More »

Ever since the demise of the Apex Herald newspaper we have struggled to find ways to advertise our events.  But a while back we met by Bob Greene who runs a set of local websites dedicated to “good press”.  I say that because when we spoke with Bob he told us that he has a background… Read More »

The 2017 Apex Lions Club fish fry was a success for our community.  Thanks to all who took time to eat with us on St Patrick’s day.  To all our volunteers from CAPA, BOY SCOUTS and PANTHER CREEK LEO’S who joined with our LIONS, we thank you. We fed over 700 people during the course… Read More »