Camp Dogwood – 2016

Lion Wayne Faber (left) and Lion Barbara Faber (right) present a check to Susan King (center).  Susan is the Director at Camp Dogwood.  The Apex Lions Club donated an additional $1,000 this hear to purchase a patio table and chairs set for the Camp Snack Bar and the Reception Center which will be used by… Read More »

Heating Up!

The guest speaker for our first meeting in April was the relatively new Apex Fire Chief Keith McGee.  I lost my notes from this meeting so I am writing this purely from memory!  I believe he said he had been hired last October or November if memory serves me correctly.  He replaces long time and well… Read More »

Meaningful Membership

Our guest speaker for this evening was Lion Ed Burt who came to talk to us about membership. Lion Ed is a 31 year Lion who has held many district and local club offices and is currently serving a 3 year term as the Global Membership Team leader. Lion Ed started off by discussing a… Read More »

2016 Fish Fry is March 18th

For over 30 years, the Apex Lions Club has held a Fish Fry fund raiser to make Apex a Better place to live and raise our families.   It has been held at the CC Jones Building at 309 Holleman St on the Friday following the third Thursday from the beginning. In the early years, 1970’s… Read More »

Reflections Of Gratitude

Our guest speaker this evening was pastor Bill Hegedus. Bill is a “retired” pastor who retired from full-time ministry in 2013. But he has also learned that as long as he has breath in him his service to God is not truly complete. As an “experienced adult” he has begun to look back on his… Read More »

Wake Up Wake County

Our guest speaker for the evening was Jennifer Dean.  Jennifer was representing Wake Up Wake County and also Capital Area Friends of Transit.  Wake county is one of the fastest growing counties in the entire US.  We average adding 63 people every day.  And the population is expected to double by the year 2035.  Our… Read More »

Bookends For Bruce Radford

Our guest speaker for the second meeting in January was Bruce Radford, Town Manager for the Town Of Apex for past 14 years.  He was our guest speaker during his first week as Town Manager.  At that time Apex had a staff of 161 and when he left the post the count was 360 and… Read More »

Need a ride?

Tonight we had Carol House from Wheels4Hope as our guest speaker. Carol is the External Relations & Compliance Coordinator. At its core Wheels4Hope is a faith based organization that accepts donated vehicles and processes them with the intention to be able to donate them to local people who need transportation. Their slogan is “Turning Donated… Read More »

Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem

It is a tradition of the Apex Lions Club to invite a local pastor to be our guest speaker for the meeting prior to Christmas each year.  This year Lion Charles Livengood invited his pastor Dr. David Vess from Swift Creek Baptist Church.  The message was taken from Micah 5:2 which reads: “Bethlehem Ephrathah, you… Read More »

V.I.P. Fishing Tournament

Past District Governor Wayne Faber was our guest speaker this evening. He presented two of North Carolina Lions programs that he happens to chair for District 31-S this year. The second was on the V.I.P. Fishing Tournament. The project brings in 525 participants from across North Carolina for three days of recreation, fellowship, and independent living workshops… Read More »