The timing couldn’t have been worse.
Last Wednesday morning, barely 24 hours before the Response to Love Center was set to host its Thanksgiving dinner for 300 people, the boiler in the center’s basement died.
The loss of the boiler robbed the Kosciuszko Street facility of heat and poked a potential $50,000 to $75,000 hole in its budget, just before the holiday season.
But it stole none of the warmth from the Sycamore-Fillmore-area community center that Sister Mary Johnice Rzadkiewicz runs. In fact, the boiler breakdown helped reinforce her ever-present faith.
