This evening we were honored to host Kelly Johnson and a team from WakeMed Health & Hospitals Audiology for an insightful presentation on hearing loss and prevention. This session was not just informative but also highly engaging, leaving our members with practical knowledge on how to protect one of our most vital senses—our hearing. Kelly… Read More »
We were thrilled to have Shawn Deaton speak at our last meeting where he shared his extensive knowledge and experience from his work at the Textile Protection and Comfort Center at North Carolina State University’s Wilson College of Textiles. Shawn began by reflecting on his personal connection to the community, thanking Kevin and others for… Read More »
Sometimes “Life happens”, right? Well, for our meeting this evening there was some confusion and it resulted in there not being any speaker lined up. However, our new president, Lion Josue, had a guest. Right about now you might be thinking this is not going to end well. But it just so happened that the… Read More »
If you have been following the story you will know that we have been doing several things to help Tray Cromwell. Tray is the grandson of two of our members (Lions Carl and Linda Cromwell) and he was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease). This year we dedicated our portion of the Fish Fry proceeds… Read More »
The Apex Lions Club Scholarship committee awarded 4 Scholarships this year. We had the honor of having 3 of our recipients join us for our 6/20 meeting. Isabella Pease will graduate from Apex High School and will be attending NCSU. Service projects are a big part of what we look for in our recipients and… Read More »
We are all set for the upcoming fiscal year of Lionism. The 2024-2025 Officers and Board of Directors were installed this evening by Past District Governor Wayne Faber. We have a lot of work to do so it is important that we start the year off running. Following tradition both outgoing president Lion Kathy Faber… Read More »
David Bohm is the Executive Director of the Apex Chamber of Commerce. He joined the Chamber in 2021 and has served as Executive Director for the past 1 ½ years. David’s background includes working as an attorney in Kansas and practicing law in New Bern, NC, for five years. He is married with children. About… Read More »
Our speaker this evening was also our guest speaker in December of 2020. The topic and the venue were a bit different this time, though. Back then it was an online meeting and the topic was on Ghost Writing. But now Amy Iori is the Editor in Chief at Suburban Living Magazine. Amy is a… Read More »
The weather held off and we had a fantastic Peakfest on Saturday, May 4th 2024! We did a total of 56 Free Eye Screenings and had 7 referrals. While speaking with people as they strolled past the tent several people said they had already been screened at Touch-A-Truck, too. In addition to doing the free… Read More »
Sometimes you just need to take a break and relax a little. Once a year, in May, we do that. So we had our family picnic at Apex Nature Park instead of our normally scheduled meeting.