The 2023 Family Guide is available online at https://ohio4h.org/familyguide. Each family that had a member or advisor enrolled in 4-H in 2022 will receive a print copy by mail in mid to late January. Ohio 4-H is able to provide these copies directly to our members through support of Kroger and the Ohio 4-H Foundation.
Some key updates you’ll want to pay attention to…
- Due to the increased cost in supplies and printing, there is a price increase for project books this year. Books that were previously $6 are now priced at $8. When looking through the family guide, books that are a different price will have that price listed in parentheses at the end of the project description. If there is no price listed, that means that project book is the standard $8.
- There are several new/revised projects. You’ll find the summary of which project books are new, revised, or discontinued on page 2 of the Family Guide. One change that will affect several of our members is the new rabbit project book. The three project books for 225 Breeding Rabbit, 226 Market Rabbit, and 227 Pet Rabbit have all been combined into one book: 228 Rabbit Project and Record Book. This means that those taking multiple rabbit projects will only need to purchase one project book to complete any of those projects.
- Most of the new/revised project books should be available in our office by early 2023. We always encourage you to check that we have a book in stock before you make the trip to our office to purchase, but please be sure to check on these new books if you need them as sometimes they arrive later than expected and we don’t want you to make a wasted trip.
Please also remember to utilize Project Central when searching for projects. You can search by topic, keyword, name, or skill/age level. You can view sample pages of the project book and read reviews written by members/parents/advisors who have taken/worked with that project. If you haven’t already, please go to the projects that you took last year and write a review of that project. It helps future members as they search for projects.
