Spring 2003

TEAMWORKin Training

Golconda Graduates Recognized in Las Vegas.…Brandon Powell, HBI Student of the Year and Leanna Clark, recipient of the Shirley Wiseman

Lach Award for Exceptional Promise, pose with their awards at the NAHB Board of Directors’ meeting in LasVegas. They are both graduates of John Gaddis’ (left), electrical class at the Golconda Job Corps Center, whereDavid Floyd (right) is the Center’s director. Former NAHB president Shirley Wiseman Lach (center right) andNAHB President Gary Garczynski presented the awards before more than 2,000 directors and meetingattendees. (Story on page 4)

Special National Youth Service Day Issue

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From the ChairmanIt is an honor to be named

Chairman of the Board ofTrustees of the Home BuildersInstitute. It is even better whenthe tenure is coupled with theexpansion of services and prod-ucts to benefit our members andstudents.

HBI continues to provide the NAHB membershipwith qualified entry-level workers through its trainingprograms in Job Corps. However, HBI has diversifiedits services to help meet new realities in the housingindustry — and our Job Corps programs stand to ben-efit considerably as a result.

For example, HBI’s new Residential ConstructionAcademy Series is the NAHB membership’s responseto “What do we need in a qualified craft worker?”Working with NAHB members and major educationalpublisher Thomson/Delmar Learning, HBI developedtraining standards answering this very question.

The final standards are the basis for state-of-the-arttextbooks and instructional materials in carpentry,electrical, plumbing and HVAC. Working with theDepartment of Labor, we are piloting the carpentrymaterials at HBI programs at the Albuquerque,Cassadaga, Keystone, Sacramento and Whitney YoungJob Corps centers.

It is my sincere hope that eventually every one of ourJob Corps students will not only have the most com-mitted instructors, but also learn from the latest andbest residential construction training resources avail-able. This combination is a formula for success; wecan now help ensure we are giving our graduates theskills and preparation they will need to succeed intoday’s industry.

Sincerely,

Thomas E. MullenHBI 2003 Chairman of the Board of Trustees

HBI B.I.N.(Building Industry Networks)Help Wanted - NAHB Members Get It from HBI

The industry’s continued need for qualified craftworkers prompted the Home Builders Institute, theworkforce development arm of NAHB, to implementa concentrated, member-by-member outreach initia-tive to alert the membership to HBI’s labor resourcesthrough popular home show exhibits.

Working closely with sponsoring home buildersassociations cognizant of the members’ labor pinchand HBI’s resources, staffed exhibits were planned atthree northeast venues. An estimated 1,000 memberslearned about HBI’s Job Corps training programs as asource of industry-trained workers at the WorcesterHome Show in Massachusetts in February, the RhodeIsland Home Show in Providence in March, and theMid-Atlantic Builders Conference held in Atlantic Cityin April.

Howard Wolfe, Executive Vice President and CEOof the Community Builders Association of New Jerseyand former HBI Trustee Frank Gambony had a specialtreat for 18 students enrolled in HBI’s programs at theEdison Job Corps Center in northern New Jersey — allvisited the show courtesy of the HBA. This was thefifth year HBI participated in this annual event.

(More HBI B.I.N. on next page)

Howard Wolfe, Executive Vice President and CEO of the Community BuildersAssociation of New Jersey (center left), and former HBI Trustee Frank Gambony (cen-ter right) with HBI staff members Apryl Simmons and Phil Iannazzo at the Mid-Atlantic exhibit.

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Teamwork in Training

HBITeamwork in Training is published by Home Builders Institute, the workforce development arm of the National Association of HomeBuilders (NAHB). It is designed to provide Job Corps training professionals, members of the building industry and others, with informa-tion on HBI’s Job Corps programs.

Thomas E. Mullen, Chairman of the Board of Trustees Frederick N. Humphreys, President and CEO

Looking for Good Workers, Industry Visits HBI Programs

Kenyaetta Bush, EducationManager and Pete Baxter,Workforce Development Managerat the Home Builders Association ofMaryland visited all six (!) HBI pro-grams at the Woodstock Job CorpsCenter in Maryland. Pictured areBush and Baxter during their stopin the brick masonry shop.

Painting Instructor SteveEckhart and his students at the OldDominion Job Corps Center host-ed Jeff Marble, Vice President ofthe Richmond Chapter of thePainting and DecoratingContractors of America (PDCA)this fall. He was so impressed withthe program he invited everyone tothe Chapter’s meeting the follow-ing month. ■

Treasure Island JCC Hosts HBI Trustees

HBI’s Board of Trustees visitedSan Francisco’s Treasure IslandJob Corps Center,during the Board’sannual retreat thispast February. JobCorps is always awelcome stop forthe Trustees andthis year was noexception, asCenter DirectorJohn Crosby offeredthe group a warmwelcome to thecenter. SeveralHBI studentsenrolled inCynthia Jordan facilitiesmaintenance and Bob Christensen’s electricalclasses also spoke with the group about how theycame to Job Corps, their HBI trade and future plans.After a Q&A session with the Trustees, the students

took the groupon a guided tour thatconcluded with refreshments andthe HBI ‘little house’ outside the shops. A groupphoto was in order at this new San Francisco land-mark!

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“So much morethan we expected”

Is what Leanna Clark, recipientof the Shirley Wiseman LachAward for Exceptional Promise,and Brandon Powell, HBI Student

of the Year, said about the recogni-tion they received during theNAHB Board of Directors’ meet-ing in Las Vegas earlier this year.Their HBI instructor, John Gaddisand David Floyd, the director ofthe Golconda Job Corps Centerwere also overwhelmed by the gen-uine support, poignantly phrasedby NAHB president GaryGarczynski and former NAHBpresident Shirley Wiseman Lachduring the presentations.

Brandon Powell, HBI Student ofthe Year

Powell, 27, enrolled in the elec-trical wiring trade in January 1997where he stayed for a full year,graduating in February 1998. Heearned his GED and was looked upto by his classmates for his leg-endary knowledge of the NationalElectric Code and willingness to

help others, especially the newerstudents. After graduation, Powellwas hired by Elmore Electric, anNAHB member; today he is fore-man and lead technician with acompany van, supervising fiveemployees. His employer, Don

Elmore, sup-ported hisnominat ionas HBIStudent of theYear, “He hasa big heartand cares forpeople andhis job. Ourtechs are oncall 24/7 —time or tem-perature do

not matter to Brandon, when I call,he is willing to help.”

Things were not always easy forPowell. According to his instruc-tor, “his self-esteem began to soarwhen he realized the talent he hadbeen given in the electrical field.”He took this talent and built a lifein the industry in the truest sense -he and his wife Maria recentlybecame parents of their first child,Christian.

Leanna Clark, recipient of theShirley Wiseman Lach Award forExceptional Promise

Clark, 30, enrolled at theGolconda Job Corps Center in 1996and had one goal in mind, tobecome a journey level electrician.During her time in Job Corps sheovercame her lack of confidence inher mechanical skills through hardwork and trial and error. Clark gotreal hands-on experience helpinginstall the new electrical shop’swiring at the Golconda Center and

built up her strength to more effec-tively bend conduit. Not only didshe build up her physical strengthand hands-on skills, she took collegeAlgebra with an eye towards herjourneyman goal. Leanna not onlypassed the class, she received an A.

She was one of 12 applicants outof 400 hopefuls selected for an elec-trical apprenticeship. After six yearsof hard work, she achieved her goalin June 2002, and became a journeylevl electrician. Her employer,Elaine Barton, of Barton Electric,supported her nomination for the“Shirley Wiseman Lach Award forExceptional Promise” citing her“excellent communications skills,exceptional initiative, responsibilityand mechanical aptitude.”

International Builders Show 2003

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Job Corps Students Shine at IBS Skills Exhibit

Eight students enrolled in HBIJob Corps programs traveled tothe IBS to showcase their skillsand those of their classmates inprograms across the country. Allseven HBI Construction trades

The Eight Star Students and their Instructors.....!

Darrin Riesel Mark Martin, Instructor Maine/Penobscot JCC Carpentry

Eric Pena Eugene Manguso, Instructor New York/Delaware Valley JCC Electrical

Maria Carmana Craig King, Instructor Nevada/Sierra Nevada JCC Facilities Maint.

Vernon Jennings Rufe Dunnahoo, Instructor New Mexico/Roswell JCC Painting

Tyra Sullivan Bob Copenhaven, Instructor Ohio/Dayton JCC Carpentry

Charles Adams Joe Entiero, Instructor Pennsylvania/Red Rock JCC Brick Vince Arnone Masonry

Wenfred Malone Rick Oberlin, Instructor Texas/North Texas JCC Plumbing ■

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were represented, making for a very busy and excitingexhibit. As a result, more than 2,000 attendees to theshow asked for information about hiring HBI’s JobCorps graduates!

A Big IBS Thank You To...

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Quentin Burdick JCCMinot, North Dakota

Annual par-ticipant MinotAssociation ofBuilders (MAB)mentored students enrolled in AlanEisenzimmer’s facilities mainte-nance program. Joe Stenvold ofStax Electric and Bruce Walker,with Coldwell Banker/Minot FirstRealty and NAHB National VicePresident, were among the return-ing member mentors. MABExectuive Officer Vicky Flagstadspearheaded the effort with themembership, promoting participa-tion and featuring the event in theBuilder’s Forum Monthly newsletter.

Cascades JCCSedro-Wolley, Washington

Grady Baker, facilities mainte-nance instructor at the CascadesJob Corps Center, sent two of hisstudents on shadowing assign-ments, with two successful mainte-nance workers and Baker gradu-

ates! Nghia Nguyen shadowedAhmed Sanura, employed byHarsh Properties since graduatingfrom Baker’s class four years ago.He gave Nghia some tips on main-tenance work and finding jobs in atight market.

Stewart Niblett mentoredWilliam Jones at the RidgegateApartments complex, where he hasworked since his graduation fromBaker’s class two years ago.Although Pinnacle Corporationpurchased the property recentlyfrom another company, Niblettstayed on because he has devel-oped close relationships with staffand residents.

Golconda JCCGolconda, Illinois

John Gaddis and his electricalstudents traveled to a house underconstruction that was at the idealstage to learn all about rough-inwiring! (L-r), front row: JamesHamilton, Julie Taylor, BrendaPeck, Miguel Morales, WilliamSeals; second row: Dustin Reeves,Anthony Frazier, John Eiland,

Clint Stockard and Gaddis; backrow: James Rodriguez, AndrewDale, Erik Beonfield and RonashaBirdsong.

Inland Empire JCCSan Bernardino, California

Walt Ridgway, HBI electricalinstructor at the Inland Empire JobCorps Center sent Rudy Aguilarand Miguel Perez to MuscoyElementary School, where theyshadowed the electrical mainte-nance staff.

Keystone JCCDrums, Pennsylvania

HBI’s shops were empty onGroundhog Job Shadow Day atthe Keystone Job Corps Center.Jack Pape, plumbing and JoeGorolis, carpentry, took their stu-dents to shadow maintenance staffat the nearby Veterans’ Hospitaland the local Lowe’s HomeImprovement center. Tim McNultytook his class to All PhaseElectrical Supply where the possi-bility of a work based learning sitewas discussed.

GROUNDHOG JOB

Ahmed (left) shows Nghia the hot water loops at theNettleton Apartments, one of Harsh’s properties.

Niblett (right) shows Jones their pool testing procedure.

HBI Job Corps students on 14 centers joined a million others participating in the sixth annual Groundhog JobShadow Day on January 31. The event is a coordinated effort of America’s Promise, Junior Achievement,

the U.S. Departments of Labor and Education. HBI Job Corps students spent the day shadowing industry pro-fessionals and getting a taste of the housing industry, many times on their own, without an instructor or class-mate around. Some of these experiences are recounted below...

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Long Beach JCCLong Beach, California

Allen Pritchard, landscapinginstructor at the Long Beach JobCorps Center, took four studentson an industry discovery day toHydro-Scape Products Inc., a land-scape products manufacturer andwholesaler. The group was met byKevin Treft the sales representativefor the area, and by Jon Kramer,the Regional Operations Manager,who explained to the trainees whatHydro-Scape looked for in theiremployees, emphasizing that beingon time, consistent with atten-dance and teamwork were veryimportant. The students alsolearned how the small business-man could be the next large con-tractor, and were given a tour ofthe warehouse that included aclose look at a computer systemthat remotely controls all thetimers in an irrigation system thatwould serve most cities. “Beforewe went I don’t believe the stu-dents knew how large the industrywas,” said Pritchard.

Loring JCCLoring, Maine

Four students in Otis May’s elec-trical wiring class at the Loring JobCorps Center, set out onGroundhog Job Shadow Day.Austin Craig, (pictured top) from

Providence, Rhode Island, andOrlando Perez from East Hartford,Connecticut, went to theAroostook Medical Center wherethey helped the hospital electricianinstall communications wiring.John Howard (below) and JoshuaWorsley spent the day at MainePublic Service, the county’s powersupplier.

North Texas JCCMcKinney, Texas

Winfred Malone, a plumbingstudent in Rick Oberlin’s classwent to City Hall to find his men-tor for the day. Roger McBride,Building Inspector for the City ofMcKinney spent the day showingMalone what it takes for business-es to pass building inspections.

Sacramento JCCSacramento, California

Mike Kohlbaker and his carpen-try program at the Sacramento JobCorps took Groundhog JobShadow Day to a new level as theylinked together with ProductionFraming Systems, Inc., (PFS) andWilliams Lumber. PFS OperationsManager Doyle Headrick intro-duced the young carpenters toWilliams Lumber, his supplier oflumber products to include pre-cutlumber packages, manufacturedwalls and truss systems. The stu-dents were able to follow the flow

of lumber from arrival at the lum-beryard on rail car to its shipmentto the job site as pre-cut wall pack-ages and truss systems on truck andtrailer.

Following the day’s activities, thestudents were asked to write aboutthe experience. Comments sent in toTeamwork included this one fromRobert M., “I thought it was reallycool... I got the chance to be in aframer atmosphere and learnedabout a header being three inches...It was a great opportunity to talkwith the bosses and learn about thetrade.” Ashley W. wrote, “I learnedthat you have to work in any condi-tions no matter if it is raining orvery hot...you have to take yourwork seriously and can’t be playingaround because someone might gethurt.” You said it Ashley!

Kohlbaker’s students at the newhomes site l-r, front row: JesusBarron, Jeramey Lucas, AshleyWilson, Brandon Bouback andRobert Mackrill; second row:Doyle Headricks, Ameer Harmon,Joshua Miller, James Peoples, RudyHolton, Adrian Connor, RobertRuiz, Darin Wallace and ElvisBajramovic.

SHADOW DAY

members of Kelly Grant Electric inTahlequah, on site at a KFC restau-rant. Tye Carpenter and Jason Terryspent the day shadowing centermaintenance staff and were intro-duced to the workings of an aeriallift. Marcus Mapes spent the daywith electrical personnel from theCherokee Nation. All came backwith glowing reports from a day onthe job.

Tongue Point JCCAstoria, Oregon

Thirty-one of Joyce Capehart’selectrical and Doug West’s facilitiesmaintenance students had the amaz-ing opportunity to spendGroundhog Job Shadow Day atCamp Rilea, an Oregon ArmyNational Guard Training Site. Thestudents were called on to bury con-duit and pull wire for the Camp’scommunications system. Despitebeing one of the wettest days of theyear, the students eagerly began theirproject. According to Capehart andWest “they came together as a coor-dinated team in no time at all andmade great time carrying the con-duit, putting it together in thetrench, and backfilling as theywent.” The work of the studentswill aid in allowing the base to havesecure communications as well asthe ability to provide closed circuittelevision throughout the post.

The Camp Rilea project was atotal success and Capehart and West

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feel, “This one-day experience pro-vided lots of employability trainingfor our students.” The studentsshowed their gratitude by signingthank you letters to their hosts atCamp Rilea.

Westover JCCChicopee, Massachusetts

Nine students in Tim Clemons’facilities maintenance class wereplaced with members of the area’sbuilding industry, including annualparticipant Steve LaPlante ofLaPlante Construction. Pictured areLarry Taylor (left) and AdamDiIorio with Thomas Lessard,owner of Lessard Property LLC, amanagement and construction con-tractor. Students returned to writeshort essays on their day. Every onehad a positive, learning experience.The students agreed, that the firstGroundhog Job Shadow event forthe new Facilities Maintenance tradeat the center was an unquestionedsuccess. Four students in FraniLeonard’s electrical class spent theday shadowing mentors at BeaconLight and Electrical Wholesalers. ■

San Diego JCCSan Diego, California

Students in John Gallagher’splumbing and Randall Mann’s elec-trical classes were everywherearound San Diego! San Diego’sInternational Airport hosted ten stu-dents where they received a privatetour of the airport and its mainte-nance facility; three students touredthe Solar Turbines plant; two stu-dents went to the Coronado IslandMarriott where they shadowed themaintenance department; five otherstudents went to the Bahia Resortwhere they got a behind the scenespeek at the resort’s electrical andplumbing facility.

Talking Leaves JCCTahlequah, Oklahoma

Daryl Martinez’s facilities mainte-nance students shadowed mentorsfrom the Veterans Hospital inMuskogee, where Chad Sullivanspent his day; owner-contractorTodd Carroll had help building outhis new restaurant from TravisChasenah and Rickey Truelove;while Thomas McAfee and JeremyPlummer (below) helped out withsome ongoing construction at theCherokee Nation.

Meanwhile, Jerry Caviness’ elec-trical student Erik Henry shadowed

More GroundhogCoverage!

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off,” she commented in a Star-Herald article. All five Helton chil-dren suffer from developmentalchallenges and three of them have

liver disease. The new home is aworld apart from the three-bed-room mobile home she lived in for23 years.

Downtown Joliet Gets FirstArt Center

Students in Frank Earley andCarlos Morales’ facilities mainte-nance classes had a running, hands-on-project as they helped transformthe Steelworkers’ Union Hall intodowntown Joliet’s first art centerfor the Friends of CommunityPublic Art.

The crew’s efforts were coveredin the local English/Spanish language El Conquistadornewspaper as the students rippeddown old walls and floors, then

Helton Family Moves into House of Love

More than 100 people helpedbuild the new Aroostook CountyHabitat for Humanity home whereBrenda Helton and her five grand-children now live in Presque Isle,Maine. These volunteers includedHBI carpentry instructor Otis Mayand his students at the Loring JobCorps Center. Helton praised Mayand Northern Maine TechnicalCollege construction teacher GuyJackson and their students, “Theywent over and above, those guys.Those two men worked their butts

installed new drywall and doors;they even built an office! The facil-ity will house murals, mosaics,sculptures and classrooms for thelocal non-profit.

Caribou Museum Ready for Summer

Rachel Rice, staff writer with theAroostook Republican, a weeklynewspaper based in Caribou,Maine, featured Bruce Smith andhis painting students at the LoringJob Corps Center in a story thispast March. The NylanderMuseum was short of funds to fin-ish painting the public areas beforethe summer season. A museumvolunteer contacted Smith whoarrived at the site “ready to tacklethe job” according to MuseumDiretor Jeanie McGowan.

Sherwin Williams donated thepaint, while Smith and the studentsdid repair work and finished thejob. “We regard this as communityservice,” said Smith. “The studentsare getting real on-the-job training...and providing a needed service forCaribou. It kind of works out foreverybody,” he added.

(Turn the page for more Ties!)

Community Ties

HBI Instructor Otis May (last on lower left) with other volunteers surround the Helton Family

Facilities main-tenance stu-dents DarrieClaybrooks andDistiny Swanwork on the dry-wall at the oldunion hallbuilding.

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More Community Ties(Continued from page 9)

Roswell Students Lend a Hand

HBI’s students at the RoswellJob Corps Center have been work-ing tirelessly in recent months put-ting their skills in electrical, paint-ing and facilities maintenance tothe test by assisting the AmericanRed Cross and the HispanoChamber of Commerce completetheir relocation projects.

Twenty-two painting and electri-cal students worked vigorously toassist the local chapter of theAmerican Red Cross complete itsrelocation. Students in MikeKissell’s electrical class changed

light fixtures, added power outlets,and new computer and telephonedrops in a building that was notdesigned with this type of technol-

ogy in mind. Pictured on left areKissell, with Jose Urbine (stand-ing) and Chris Ballew. In additionto the electrical work, RufeDunnahoo’s painting class (pic-tured above) exhibited its masteryby prepping and painting the newoffices.

When the time and budget onthe relocation renovations startedto draw short for The HispanoChamber of Commerce, theycalled on the Roswell Job CorpsCenter for help. Manny Martinez,education and trade manager, andJim Bizzell, safety and transporta-tion manager on the center organ-ized a team of students, includingseveral from Kissell’s electrical

A Salute

Joe Entiero’s brick masonry students atthe Red Rock Job Corps Center supported2002 graduate Amanda Greenly, stationedon the USS Truman. The group sent her acare package loaded with goodies. The stu-dents also showed their respect to NewYork City by building a skyline of the“Twin Towers” with miniature brick.

(Continued on page 13)

Students Thank Local Shelter

Chicopee, Mass.’ Friends of theHomeless Shelter received a $150 dona-tion from the facilities maintenance classat the Westover Job Corps Center thiswinter. Where did they get the money?One hundred percent of the TimothyClemons’ students returned after theHoliday break. The money was part ofthe bonus the class won from the centerfor this accomplishment.

crew, to put the finishing toucheson the new facility. Their effortshelped the Chamber complete theproject in time for its scheduledgrand opening on February 7.

(More Community Ties on page 16)

100-year old Stockton Librarygets Fresh Coat of Paint Thanksto Dan Nalepa and Crew

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For the fifth year in a row, HBIinstructors and students reachedout to local neighborhoods inobservance of National YouthService Day (NYSD), on April 11-12, 2003. Honoring the tradition,they joined millions of others inbringing a little of themselves tothose in greater need. A brief sum-mary of some of their activities fol-lows:

Atterbury JCCEdinburg, Indiana

Facilities maintenance studentsin John Forbes and Roy Sellers’classes at the Atterbury JCC trav-eled to nearby Greenwood, torefurbish two municipal facilities— a city parking lot and a neigh-borhood park, where they re-grad-ed, planted shrubs and spruced upthe sites.

Cascades JCCSedro-Wolley, Washington

The Food Bank in nearby Algerwas the beneficiary of a brand newaccess ramp built by Grady Bakerand his facilities maintenance stu-dents in a day and a half. The FoodBank serves about 150 to 200 peo-

ple twice a month, many elderly,and the ramp will ease their con-cerns about navigating the roughspots. The patrons tried it out andwere very impressed. Picturedfrom left to right at the Food Bankramp, are the students who built it:Joe Stiles, Nikki Masters, CezarBordon, Wayne Hunter, StevenAvery and Albert Taimanglo.

National Youth Service Day, April 11–12, 2003

Edison JCCEdison, New Jersey

The Lighthouse Baptist Churchin Woodbridge received amakeover from the students inEddie Hakim, facilities mainte-nance, Carl Rowe, electrical, andMichelle Jewel’s, painting classes.

Hakim givesfinal instruc-tions to thegroup as theyset out toclean upEdison’s parks.

Cassadaga JCCCassadaga, New York

Students in Dan Nalepa’s paint-ing class helped out the City ofDunkirk by raking and picking updebris at a city housing complex.The student participants are pic-tured with Dunkirk Mayor RichardFerry who stopped by to thank thecrew for their hard work (l to r):Cordell Eagle, Chris Fonville,Terrell Isaac, Maurice Hairston,Peter Gadra, John Denecke, FreddiePace, and Steven Young.

The students tore down wallpaper,and painted the hallways andentrances of the church. However,Edison’s service to their communi-ty didn’t stop there... They alsovolunteered their time to theEdison Park System and the City ofNew Brunswick where they raked,pruned trees and bagged trash.

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Golconda JCCGolconda, Illinois

Students in John Gaddis’ electri-cal class went to the aid of the“Save the Gym Committee” inRoyalton, Ill., to erect a scaffoldand replace lights in the gym. Theold school gym is supposed to betorn down and a committee wasformed to save it for recreationand community meetings. The stu-dents pictured here are, l to r: Gina

Walker, Jo Andrew Dale, RonashaBirdsong, Bryson L. Harns, DanielVilla and Hernan Carlos Soria.

Hubert Humphrey JCCSt. Paul, Minnesota

This was the 14th year in a rowthat HBI organized the annualfood drive for the local MerriamPark Food Shelf. On Friday, April11, grocery bags with flyers on the

event were delivered to homesaround the neighborhood. Whencollected on April 18, the tally wasone ton of food! “And just in timeas the supply was getting alarming-ly low,” according to RogerStewart, HBI facilities maintenanceinstructor and organizer of theevent.

Inland Empire JCCSan Bernardino, California

The Inland Empire JCC was thebeneficiary of the HBI crew.Electrical instructor EugeneRidgway and Barry DeBaun, facil-ities maintenance, took their stu-dents on a spruce up tour of theirhome away from home.

Jacksonville JCCJacksonville, Florida

HBI plumbing instructor TomRaley and his students were amongthe many volunteers working forJacksonville’s Habitat forHumanity — HabiJax — onNYSD. Raley, Thom Gehm, car-pentry, and Randall Jones, electri-cal, and their talented crews grad-ed and put sod down, mulched andeven did some painting inside atthe new home.

Old Dominion JCCMonroe, Virginia

Students from the Old DominionJCC participated in a “Christmas inApril” project and presented thegift of free home repair to a neigh-bor in need. Six HBI instructorsand seventy-five students worked

for a full weekto repair thehome ofGeorge Turner.Their effortsresulted in allnew drain-pipes, trim,lighting fix-tures, stormwindows, exte-rior and interi-or paint,drainage forthe yard andeven a nicegarden plot.According toW i l l i a mLeggett, land-s c a p i n ginstructor, theproject eventwas “goodtraining for allthe students ineach of thetrades.” HBIp l u m b i n gi n s t r u c t o rM o n r o eBaldwin coor-dinated theevent andhelped ensureall the materi-als were donat-ed by localbusinesses atno cost toTurner.

“Christmas inApril” works with volunteers tohelp to revitalize the homes of com-munity members in need at nocharge to the recipient of the servic-es. Shown here, are the before, during and after of the Turner

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students and headed to ChollasLake Regional Park where theyassisted a park ranger in hedge andirrigation control, as well asremoving litter and graffiti.

Talking Leaves JCCTahlequah, Oklahoma

Twelve students from DarylMartinez’s facilities maintenanceand Jerry Caviness’s electricalclasses spruced up the grounds atthe Oklahoma Historical Society’sMurrel House, near the center. TheMurrells moved into the house atthe time of the Trail of Tears, whenthe home became the center ofsocial and political activity as theCherokee Nation rebuilt itself.Tahlequah became known as thecapital of the Cherokee Nation,the operating contractor of theTalking Leaves JCC. ■

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Job Well Done at Woodland JCC

Pictured left to right are:Kimberlee Lucas, CharquentaThompson, HBI facilities mainte-nance instructor Aleta Haynes,Samar Englies and Melanie Hall.The group had just finished repair-ing or replacing all 45 bathroomvanities in the Aspen and the OakDorms. Worth noting, the crewfinished the project in half the timeof their male colleagues! ■

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renovat ion ,and the home-owner withS t e p h e nE c k a r t ’ spainting stu-dents l-r: backrow; Eckhart,Charles Dyal,Steve White;front rowC h a k aC o u t h e r ,Turner, andJ u l i eWilliamson.

P e n o b s c o tJCCPenobscot,Maine

M a r kMartin’s car-pentry classspent 600hours practic-ing their skillsand helpingat the chil-dren’s MaineD i s c o v e r yMuseum inBangor. Thes t u d e n t sframed walls,installed gyp-sum boardand finished

the drywall in a 1,200 square footroom.

Pictured at the DiscoveryMuseum are l to r: first row:Randy Defex, Peter Ferland, sec-ond row: Adrien Miguens, ShawnBusolt, Richard Widdecomb,Micah Birnham-Hightower,Matthew Goode, third row: JohnMcGee, Guy Booker, ThomasWare, Nathan Felch.

Potomac JCCWashington, DC

The Potomac JCC team helpedDC Habitat for Humanity buildpicnic tables. Volunteers will nolonger sit on the gravel or on lum-ber to eat lunch. Pictured areJacques Ward (with the drill) andConnie Purvis, hard at work, bothstudents in Luther Harper’s car-pentry class.

San Diego JCCSan Diego, California

Electrical instructor, RandallMann, and plumbing instructor,John Gallagher, rounded up their

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Medal Winner and Employed!

Brad Bosworth, HBI carpentrystudent at the Penobscot Job Corpswon a Bronze medal in theCarpentry, Post-SecondaryDivision at the Maine StateSkillsUSA—VICA competition onMarch 14. Brad started at HBI inAugust 2002, has since completedthe program, earned his GED, andis presently on a work-based learn-ing assignment with a local builder,his soon-to-be permanent employ-er!

Business Owner and MasterPlumber at 24

Leonard A. Fobb Jr, owner ofFobb’s Affordable PlumbingService in Garland, Texas, graduat-ed from Rick Oberlin’s class at theNorth Texas Job Corps Center in

December 1997. Fobb has madethe most of his time in Oberlin’sclass. Today, at only 24, he is alicensed master plumber and busi-ness owner. Wow!

Home Sweet Homeowner

Angela Taylor, an August 2000plumbing graduate of the BlueRidge Job Corps Center, rewardedher success with the purchase ofher first home this fall (pictureleft). Taylor has been working forthe City of Charlotte, North

An Eagle for Moss

Monte Moss, HBI facilitiesmaintenance instructor at theClearfield Job Corps Center inUtah, received the Center’s “EagleAward” in January. The award ispresented by the center to individ-uals who exhibit positive leader-ship in their work.

Bosworth earns a Bronze at the SkillsUSA-VICA Mainefinals.

Carolina since the completion ofher HBI training and is currentlystudying for the North CarolinaState Plumbing Test. Good luck!

Apples All Around!Instructors Robert Barnes, elec-

trical, Monte Moss, facilities main-tenance and Kent Lee, plumbingfrom the Clearfield Job CorpsCenter were awarded the“Standard-Examiner Apple ForThe Teacher” Award for their out-standing dedication to student edu-cation. The award is presented toteachers by the Clearfield dailyupon nomination by their students.

15Home Builders Institute

Take a Load OffBy Patrick Redmond, HBI Safety Specialist

According to the Bureau ofLabor Statistics, back injuries arethe nation’s number one workplacesafety problem. There are over onemillion injuries a year and three-quarters of these occur while lift-ing. The cost of these injuries isover $40 billion a year. Improperlifting, carrying, dropping, andlowering are the general causes forback injuries. However, with prop-erly planned and executed materiallifting and carrying habits one cansignificantly reduce risk for injury.

There are a number of methodsfor lifting, each with it’s ownadvantages and limitations - thesedepend on the individual.Regardless of the method, theobjective is to reduce the load onthe back muscles and inter-verte-bral disks. One way to ensure this

is through routine warm up andstretch exercises prior to lifting.

Using the following methods forlifting will help prevent injuries —

■ Position feet correctly. Place feetfar enough apart for balancewith one foot to the rear of theobject and the other foot slightlyahead of the other and to theside of the object. Slide the loadclose to you if it’s on a shelf.

■ Crouch close to the load.Crouching is preferred to squat-ting. Stay close to the load tominimize strain on the backmuscles. Keep your back straightand stomach tucked in. (Thisreduces the risk of pinching adisc)

■ Pick up materials with a fullpalm grip. Do not attempt topick up weights with a fingertipgrip. Ensure that the load is freeof grease or sharp points that

could cause injury. Use suitablegloves when necessary.

■ Lift smoothly with your legs.Always keep the back as straightas possible. It may not be possi-ble to keep the back in the verti-cal plane but avoid arching it.Bend from the hips, not from themiddle of the back.

■ With the arms, slide the objecttoward the body to give it somemotion. At the same time, usethe legs to lift the object andbring the back to a vertical posi-tion. Keep the object close to thebody while lifting.

■ Do not twist or turn as you lift.If you must, shift your feet tomake the turn.

■ Hold the load close to the centerof your body.

■ Reverse these steps to lower theload.

Tools and Tips of the Trade

HBI’s Residential ConstructionAcademy video series are avail-able for check out from the HBIResource Library. There areeight sets of videos for each:

• Carpentry [CALL NO. AUVI 457 A-H]

• Electrical Principles [CALL NO. AUVI 458 A-H]

Contact HBI’sR e s o u r c eSpecialist, AzebBritton at800/959-0052,ext. 8943. ■

RCA VIDEOS ON THE SHELVES!

House Wiring

The third title in HBI’sResidential Construction Academyseries based on the new standardsdeveloped by HBI with NAHBmembers will be released this sum-mer. House Wiring, is the compli-mentary, hands-on text to the theo-ry-filled Electrical Principles, pub-lished earlier this year. The result ofHBI’s partnership with DelmarLearning, a division of ThompsonPublishing, the House Wiring pack-age will also contain textbooks,videos and CD-ROMs.

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More Community Ties!(Continued from page 10)

NAHB, HBI and Job Corps in “Family Build”

HBI national staff, as well as instructors and studentsfrom the Potomac Job Corps Center and the FrancisPerkins Job Corps program at the U.S. Department ofLabor joined NAHB board members and their familiesin the first NAHB “Family Build” this May. TheHabitat for Humanity homes were part of a four-town-

house unit inSilver Spring,Maryland, whereinstructors SteveCousins andGary Shavlikbrought their stu-dents to giveback to the com-munity and prac-tice their craft.

The students not only worked hard, they had achance to talk with NAHB 2003 President Kent Conineand First Vice President Bobby Rayburn, also a memberof the NAHB Board of Trustees. Rayburn added theTreasure Island Job Corps Center to his list of HBI JobCorps programs visited when in San Francisco this pastFebruary (see story on page 3). “Seeing our HBI JobCorps students working here makes you realize theimportance of the 30-year partnership we have with theDepartment of Labor,” said Rayburn. “It was inspiringto watch them hard at work using the skills we are

teaching them...the same onesthey will use tobuild their lives,helping realize thedream of a newhome for a needylocal family.”

Conine’s spouse, Meg Conine, spearheaded the event,the first of what will become an annual undertaking tohelp house local families. Plans are underway to buildHabitat homes during NAHB’s spring meeting of theboard of directors for the next three years. HBI and JobCorps plan to be part of the effort for every one!

July 7–10HBI Instructor Conference, Phoenix

October 25Make a Difference Day — How you are going to make a difference thisfall?

September 17–21NAHB Fall Board of Directors Meeting, Boston

January 19-22, 2004International Builders’ Show and Convention, Las Vegas

February 2, 2004Groundhog Job Shadow Day across the country!