Online retailer Morsel Munk LLC of Winsted, CT  has become the latest outdoor business to sponsor a “Youth Ambassador” to this weekend's Outdoor Nation Youth Summit & Festival in New York City. The company said it has selected Claudia Szerakowski for the role. 


Szerakowski is a sophomore Environmental Engineering student at the University of Connecticut. She views engineering as a great way to use technology for good. Szerakowski is interested in studying and developing alternative energy sources.

When not studying, Szerakowski bikes to her community garden where she's growing spinach, squash, and a host of other vegetables. She's a part time snowboard instructor, and bikes to work in the summer to a program which introduces kids to the outdoors. 


Morsel Munk, an online retailer of outdoor gear and other products, is a Coalition Partner of Outdoor Nation, a national initiative that empowers young people to champion the outdoors – as athletes, artists, advocates and ambassadors. Through entertainment, education, engagement and action, Outdoor Nation and its community of ‘Outsiders’ will work to dramatically increase and expand youth participation and engagement, especially among urban communities and communities of color – resulting in a healthier, more active generation.

“At Morsel Munk, our mission is to motivate, and equip, people of all ages to exercise their minds and their bodies and to be young at heart,” states Brigitte Rouleau, Vice President. “Outdoor Nation is in perfect alignment with our mission. We couldn't think of a better Morsel Munk Ambassador than Claudia. She's a breath of fresh air, and we're looking forward to working with her to make a positive impact on youth participation in outdoor activity.”