National Youth Ambassador Program

Sam Olsen started as an intern in the NRA's Youth Programs department, which is part of our Education and Training Division.

She is now a full-time program coordinator in Youth Programs. She is also the inaugural Youth Ambassador. A recent article she wrote for the NRA's InSights magazine, "NRA's National Youth Ambassador Program," explains a bit about the program:

The reason I became the Youth Ambassador is because of my shooting background. I have been shooting competitively for the past eleven years in a variety of events with some of the shooting done with the local 4H Club ...

As the National Youth Ambassador, I was able to attend several events in the summer of 2008. I had the opportunity to travel to Grand Rapids, Nebraska, to talk to the youth at the 4H Invitational. That event was such a great experience for me ...

There are a lot of youth who do not know what the shooting sports have to offer such as scholarships for college, representing the United States in the Olympics, learning about our Second Amendment, and how to safely operate a firearm ...

The Ambassador program aims to inform youth about the shooting sports and the opportunities that can be opened up.

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