Volunteer ~ Ken McMurray

Ken McMurray and his wife of 49 years, Jan, have experienced a whole lot of Camp Wyoming throughout their married life.  They first heard of Camp Wyoming from friends in the Marion Presbyterian church.  While the McMurray’s children, Bruce, Kirk & Lisa, were growing up, Ken & Jan joined with several families from church and gathered at Camp Wyoming each New Year’s Eve.  The McMurray’s have four grandchildren.  Ken and Jan have both served on the Camp Wyoming Board of Directors.  Jan has actively volunteered during the summer programs, while Ken has volunteered his time towards many maintenance projects throughout the Camp Wyoming property. 

Ken says life began for he and Jan when they both retired.  Jan a retired Kindergarten teacher and Ken a retired investment broker, have spent their retirement years combining traveling with volunteering. 

Summer months can find Ken & Jan just about anywhere.  By reading the Lewis & Clark series their interest peaked, leading them to spend one summer on the Pacific Coast volunteering at the Lewis & Clark Visitors Center.  When not providing information to the center tourists, Ken and Jan became their own tourists and enjoyed exploring the beautiful scenes of the coast.  Keeping with the Wild West theme, Ken and Jan have volunteered two summers at Custer State Park in South Dakota.  Here they experienced first hand the excitement of participating in the annual buffalo round up. 

During the winter, Ken & Jan volunteer their time through a group called Nomads.  The past four years they have spent time at a homeless shelter in Phoenix, AZ volunteering in whatever capacity is needed. 

When at home in Marion, Ken still actively volunteers in the Marion/Cedar Rapids area by helping the HD Youth Center, Salvation Army and Marion Presbyterian Church.  Ken enjoys reading and states his favorite book is entitled, The Path Between the Seas by David McCullough.  His favorite movie is Remember the Titans.  Ken relaxes on fishing trips with his buddies to Canada and the Mississippi River.  As his always caring self, Ken encourages everyone to pray for peace in the Middle East.

Thanks Ken, for all you do to make yourself and others around you flourish.