>>8th Annual Gingerbread House Challenge Supports Affordable Housing in Richmond
(Richmond, VA) -- Twenty teams competed in the Eighth Annual Gingerbread House Challenge to support affordable housing in Richmond. Thomas Cage with more.Preview: Wrap Script:
Local businesses and nonprofits formed teams to build gingerbread houses based on fairy tales and folklore. Attendees paid to cast votes on their favorite houses. Hope Rutter, with Virginia Housing, tells CBS6 the importance of raising awareness.Preview: UrbanCore Construction won the People's Choice Award. The judges awarded SPEAR Robotics the top spot. The event raised over $61-thousand dollars for affordable housing initiatives.