Good news came in about the Calvary Center’s boiler. A few weeks ago we wrote that it had broken down and had to be replaced, which might have cost as much as $50,000. After consulting four contractors who all advised that the boiler was beyond repair and gave its replacement cost estimates, a fifth contractor was brought in, who, fortunately, showed that the boiler could actually be repaired and did not need to be replaced. The cost of the repair, as you can guess, is much much lower, and the Center can easily sustain it as part of normal building maintenance.

Rich Kirk, the president of the Calvary Center for Culture and Community board, would like to thank everyone who had responded to this problem and offered their assistance:

“We at Calvary Center want to thank the community for its assistance in getting the word out and for the genuine concern about our well being. It is always good to know people care. We are thankful that this appeal also brought us a solution which we are easily able to handle ourselves. We do not need financial aid to repair our boiler, and that is good news! For those of you who already sent us a donation toward a boiler replacement that we don’t need to do, we will be contacting you soon.”