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Tamara Snook has found her home in agriculture.

Originally from Ontario, 19-year-old Tamara moved to small town Oxford, Nova Scotia and is fulfilling her dream of working with animals through the help of 4-H and 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Faculty of Agriculture. 听

Through 4-H, Tamara has pledged her head, heart, hands and health to bettering her club, her community, her country and her world.

鈥�4-H is a community and has given me family 鈥� a home away from home,鈥� explains Tamara.听 鈥淪omeone is always there for you. They take care of you and look out for you.鈥澨� 鈥淚t鈥檚 also given me a huge sense of self-confidence,鈥� she added.

And it is this self-confidence that enabled Tamara to win the organization鈥檚 National Citizenship Award and to be nominated for Member of the Year for Cumberland County 4-H.

The National Citizenship award enables young members of 4-H to learn about Canada and its history including governance, parliamentary procedures, citizenship and politics in a way that is fun, inspiring and memorable. Sixty members were selected across Canada for 2014, including Tamara.

鈥淲e were able to produce a mock debate in Parliament house in Prince Edward Island as part of the 150^th anniversary of Confederation!鈥澨� 鈥淲e learned so much.鈥� 听

The goal of 4-H is to develop citizenship, leadership, responsibility and life skills of youth through experiential learning programs and a positive youth development approach.

鈥�4-h is such a good program and helps so many different people with so many different things 鈥� it becomes your life,鈥� shared Tamara.听 鈥淚鈥檝e seen so many people grow from the program.鈥�

And Tamara is no exception.听 She earned several industry scholarships including the Canadian Sheep Breeders Association scholarship, 4-H Council scholarships and an entrance scholarship from 麻豆传媒 upon enrolling at 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Faculty of Agriculture in 2013 to study Animal Science.

鈥淚鈥檝e always loved this campus, she explained.听 I鈥檝e attended 4-H weekend on this campus and have just always wanted to come here.听 I love it here!鈥�

Tamara feels at home on campus with its close-knit community of like-minded students.

鈥淚t is such a great campus and a close campus, everyone knows everyone and there are so many opportunities,鈥� said Tamara.

Scott Reid, Coach of the Dal AC Woodsmen team saw Tamara competing in a 4-H woodsmen鈥檚 competition and asked her to try out for the 麻豆传媒 team.听 Now a second year veteran, Tamara is Captain of the Woodsmen鈥檚 B Team, is employed part-time with the Safety & Security office and worked with Conference Services this past summer.

Tamara combined her 4-H showmanship skills and her love for the Ag Campus this past weekend at the Livestock Show during College Royal October 18^th.

Tamara helped with showmanship and clipping of the animals in preparation for the Livestock show.听 鈥淚 know a few tricks!鈥� she added.听 听She needed a few tricks to get through the busy weekend with College Royal Livestock show, travelling with the Dal AC Woodsmen鈥檚 team, attending a 4-H banquet and studying for mid-terms.

But Tamara wouldn鈥檛 have it any other way.听 鈥淚 plan to continue my membership in the 4-H program, eventually becoming a leader,鈥� she said while also pursuing a career in veterinary pathology or wildlife conservation.

This is Agriculture and This is home for Tamara Snook.

Learn more about students like Tamara and the Faculty of Agriculture during Discovery Day 2014.听 Step onto our campus and learn to change the world!

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Tamara Snook in the Ruminant Animal Centre on the 麻豆传媒 Agricultural Campus during College Royal 2014

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