Board Spotlight - Ken Treadwell

Ken learned about CROS Ministries in 2005 through his church St. Peter's United Methodist Church in Wellington and has been a staunch supporter of our programs ever since. When he retired in 2012, a fellow member of the church recruited him to help out with our food pantry storage operations. A couple of years later, when that friend moved away, Ken stepped up to be the lead volunteer. At the time, managing our food storage operations was a daunting task. We were renting eight to ten individual storage units. Ken and the other volunteers had to keep track of all the food coming in from local food banks, congregations, and community groups. In addition, they were in charge of restocking seven food pantries each week, sometimes twice a week. Ken proved to be an excellent leader, helping to coordinate operations until we were able to move into two warehouse units, purchase trucks, and hire a warehouse manager and staff. In 2018, Ken was asked to join our Board of Directors and currently serves as the Vice President while continuing to assist with warehouse deliveries to our pantries. That same year, we also honored Ken by nominating him for the Fuller Center's Men with Caring Hearts Award. Thank you, Ken, for your longstanding service to CROS and to the hungry in our community.