Freddie Mac and NAHB Student Chapter Job Site Events Focus on Housing for Working Families  In the first stop on a five-city “Day at the Job Site” tour being sponsored by Freddie Mac, 40 NAHB Student Chapter members from three high schools in Colonial Heights, Va., last week worked with participants from the Home Builders Association of Southside Virginia on the construction of an affordably priced home for their community. The students worked on a 1,300-square-foot house that is being built over a two-year period in conjunction with the Colonial Heights Building Trades Foundation. Once completed, it will be sold and the proceeds will be used to start building another house and to provide scholarships for students pursuing careers in the construction industry. The foundation, which was established by the Colonial Heights High School, has built eight homes to date. “As student members of NAHB, you are part of a powerful organization that has the drive to help America’s citizens, and we are very pleased to partner with you on this endeavor,” said Becky Froass, manager of industry relations for Freddie Mac. | 
During the Feb. 7 event, students and instructors set trusses, raised walls and competed in nail driving contests for an electric drill set, tool belts, measuring tapes and ball caps. All of the participants in the day’s activities were outfitted with hard hats, protective eyewear and T-shirts. 