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POTO

Andrew William Charles Porter was born on September 11, 1986. He was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. He was brought up in Musquash, a little suburb outside Saint John, until he was 8. The summer of 1995 Andrew moved to Grand Bay-Westfield, NB. His family still lives there to this day. Andrew was given the nickname Poto in grade 9 by his high school hockey trainer Ricky Alward. Poto's parents are David and Cathy Porter, and his siblings are Ben and Catherine Porter. Andrew Porter is engaged to Natalie Hayward.

Education
Poto attended Island View Elementary School on the west side of Saint John up to the end of grade 3. He spent grade 4 and grade 5 at Inglewood School in Grand Bay, and grades 6 to 8 at River Valley Middle School. Poto attended Harbour View High School throughout the remainder of his primary school years. Poto spent all 4 years playing high school hockey for Harbour View and graduated from Harbour View High in 2004. Poto has just finished his BA/BEd degrees on December 11. 2009 as he completed his practicum at River Valley Middle School.

Faith
At a young age Andrew accepted Christ into his heart and became a Christian at a summer Backyard Bible Club in 1993. Andrew had re-dedicated his life a few years later as an older pre-teen. He was brought up in a Christian home and has a passion for ministry. Andrew has a passion for preaching and has preached twice already in May and August of 2007, and again in June 2008.

Sports
Poto was brought up loving sports. Since he was 5 he has beeing playing ice hockey and since the age of 7 has been a goaltender. His hero was Patrick Roy and his favorite NHL team was and still is the Montreal Canadiens. Andrew has played on numerous Lancaster teams and has played 4 years of high school hockey. He presently playing in the Fredericton Church Hockey League for the Brunswick Street Baptist Church hockey team. Andrew Also loves baseball. His favorite team is the New York Yankees. Andrew has played organized baseball for a couple years. He was a pitcher and a first baseman and has hit 2 career homeruns. But he still plays baseball with his friends where he has hit hundreds of homeruns out of the River Valley Baseball field during Pop Fly 500.

Church
Since he was 2 years old, Andrew has attended and now a member of the Grand Bay Baptist Church. Andrew has attended Sunday School, Junior Church, Youth Group,and Bible Studies during his years of participation at Grand Bay Baptist. Andrew has been a part of youth ministry band teams, a youth puppet team for many years, youth mission tour teams for 8 straight consecutive summers, and has been awarded over head man of the year 4 straight years. Grand Bay Baptist Church has been the home of many band practices, hundreds of ball hockey Stanley chair tournaments, and numerous elastic war games. It's present pastor is the honorable Rev. Edward Powell and its Associate Pastor is Adrian Gardner. It's long time secretary had just recently retired and the position has been filled by Penny Fawcett. Its music director is Barb Rogers and its custodian is Twila Branscombe. Grand Bay Baptist has been a great church for Poto to attend and its ministries have benefited Poto's Spiritual walk with the Lord.

Relationship
Andrew Porter is in engaged to Natalie Carolyn Hayward. They got engaged on November 12, 2007, and plan to get married August 16, 2008. They plan on residing in Fredericton as Andrew finishes his degree then the cute couple will be moving back to Moncton as Natalie concludes her degree. After beginning a family and working for a few years, this young gun Porter family are planning to attend New Tribes Mission and become missionaries in Africa. Andrew has only and ever loved Natalie and is proud and honored to marry his best friend. Natalie has been a great influence on Andrew. Ever since October 2nd 2004 Natalie has only and ever been Andrew's one and only. My special SM!

Work
Andrew and Greg Macrae had been paper boys from grade 8 to grade 9. In the summer of 2004 Poto had worked as the maintenance worker at the GBBC. In the summer of 2005 Poto was the maintenance worker and tour guide of the historic church St. Geroge's Anglican Church. In the summer of 2006, Poto was the summer youth worker for the GBBC, and has held that same position for the summer of 2007.

Music
Poto's biggest musical influence was his brother Ben and his Father Dave the teet Porter. Andrew for the longest time had only been fans of The Beatles when he was a small tot, but his brother Ben had introduced him to more contemporary music. Ben has also been the influence why Poto is a drummer today. Poto loves pop punk/rock and worship music. His favorite musical bands are Relient K, David Crowder Band, and Sanctus Real. In fact there is to many bands Poto loves to list. Poto is currently a drummer for a worship team at Brunswick Street Baptist Church along with Greg Tayes, Becka Thiessen, Shelagh Murphy and Tim Nelson. Andrew has been a serious drummer since grade 11 and was first taught to play drums in grade 5 when his brother taught him the simplistic drumming of Smells Like Teen Spirit. Poto loves music and listens to it as much as he can through out his day.

Friends
Poto has a few friends and loves them all. His Best friend of course Natalie, but also has close ties with his siblings Ben and Catherine, also with Brandon Debow, Graeme Powell, Greg Tayes, Greg Macrae, Mamere, Alex Dickens, Jordan Dickens, Andrew Thom, Ricky Phillips, Tim Nelson, Josh Smith (my on ice hockey twin), and Ruth from Sobeys.

Quotes
The entire script from "Hot Rod", "Napoleon Dynamite", "Dumb and Dumber" "Who can prevent forest fires?"..."You selected 'you' referring to me, that is incorrect, the correct answer is 'you'"

Travel
Andrew has traveled to Halifax, NS, New York City, NY, Bangor, ME, Montreal, QC, Toronto, ON, Fredericton, NB, Ottawa, ON, Port Colbourn, ON, Welland, ON, Prince Edward Island, and more importantly Sussex, NB.

Through everything Poto thanks his parents for all their love and grace raising me and giving many opportunites to do all things I wanted to do. More importantly he thanks and praises his Heavenly Father and Savior for being eternally faithful and for blessing his life beyond measure. Jesus Christ is Andrew's absolute.