This week’s Ambassador Award goes to John Porter. John has a passion for volunteering and helping others. He has been volunteering for the Team Ortho Foundation since 2009 and has been a tremendous help to Team Ortho. John has spent countless hours helping prepare for the Minneapolis Duathlon as well as other upcoming events. We asked John a few questions about why he enjoys volunteering at Team Ortho.

TO: What is the most satisfying part of volunteering?
JP: Knowing that Team Ortho events provide opportunity and incentive for many people to to be more active. The events are always well organized and include really good swag, so they're very popular. I'm certain Team Ortho events motivate already active people to train more than they otherwise would and I imagine they also inspire a good number of less active people to take that first step toward a more active lifestyle.

TO: How did you first become active in Team Ortho events?
JP: Walking around Lake Harriet during the Monster Dash last year, I noticed how much fun everyone was having and had to check it out. I've worked on 3 events as a volunteer so far but the Minneapolis Duathlon was my first as a participant.

TO: What is it about Team Ortho that makes you want to volunteer your time to our foundation?
JP: It's a combination of the mission and the staff, whose positive spirit is absolutely infectious. The volunteers are great too; working with other positive people makes even the less appealing volunteer tasks fun.

We’re sending John a Duathlon Jersey as a thank you for being such a great ambassador and dedicated volunteer.