Cary Lions Club

The Cary Lions Club meets on the first and third Monday of each month at the D&S Cafeteria off Buck Jones Road in Cary. Contact Jim Irvin at jirvin@bellsouth.net or 919-467-2719.

West Raleigh Exchange Club

The West Raleigh Exchange Club meets at 7 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday of each month at the Williams Center at 830 Barringer Drive in Raleigh. For details, call Rhonda Bornman at 919-387-7201.

Hearts of Carolina

Hearts of Carolina, a smocking arts guild, meets at 7 p.m. every third Tuesday at First United Methodist Church, 402 N. Main St. in Fuquay-Varina. For information, call Dottie Vester at 919-552-5797.

Southern Wake Quilters

The Southern Wake Quilters meet on the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in Randsdall Hall, 309 N. Ennis St., Fuquay-Varina. Arrive at 6:45 p.m. to sign in. All levels of quilters are invited. Visitors may attend two meetings without becoming a member. For information, email southernwakequilters@gmail.com.

Cary Playwrights’ Forum

The Cary Playwrights’ Forum meets at 7 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month in the principal’s hall of the Cary Arts Center, 101 Dry Ave. Scripts – new, old or revised – can be brought to the meetings. For information, visit www.caryplaywrightsforum.org.

DAR

The Asbury Station Chapter of the DAR meets at 10 a.m. the third Wednesday of the month at Glenaire Retirement Community in Cary. For details, contact Jan Gorham at jangorham@bellsouth.net.

Arthritis, Chronic Pain, Fibromyalgia Support Group

An arthritis, chronic pain and fibromyalgia support group meets from 1:30 to 3 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month in classroom one at the Rex Wellness Center, 1515 Cary Parkway, Cary. For details, call 919-387-0080.

Swift Creek Township Exchange

The Swift Creek Township Exchange club meets at 6:30 p.m. the first and third Thursdays of the month at Barry’s Café, 2851 Jones Franklin Road in Cary.

Apex Lions

The Apex Lions meet at 6:45 p.m. the first and third Thursdays of every month at the C.C. Jones Building, 309 Holleman St., Apex. Call Nick Somma at 919-481-1888.

Cary Photographic Artists

The club meets at 7 p.m. the first and third Thursday of each month at the Cary Arts Center, 101 Dry Ave. Call 919-388-3395 or visit www.caryphotographicartists.org.

Caregiver support

•  Homewatch Caregivers of the Triangle is an in-home companion and personal care agency. The support group meets on the third Thursday of each month at Cambridge of Apex. For information, call 919-960-6038.

•  Family Caregiver Support Group meets the third Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Woodland Terrace Senior Living Community, 300 Kildaire Woods Drive, Cary. For information, call 919-465-0356.

Fuquay-Varina Garden Club

The Fuquay-Varina Garden Club meets at 7 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month at the Women’s Clubhouse, 602 N. Ennis St.