EntertainmentPublished: Jan. 21, 2026, 9:41 a.m.
The Emergency Children’s Help Organization (ECHO) donated winter coats to Staten Island University Hospital Northwell Health, and Richmond University Medical Center (RUMC). From photo left, at SIUH, Michael Caridi, Dr. Joseph Basile, Philip Mancuso, Efrat LaMandre, Meaghan Sills, and Jamie Lynn Macchia Homan. (Courtesy/SIUH) At RUMC, Joseph Burt, Philip Mancuso, Kelly Reinhold and Bobby Urs. (Courtesy/RUMC)SIUH/RUMC
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — In the “Big Heart Department,” members of the Emergency Children’s Help Organization (ECHO) jumped on board to provide winter puffer jacket coats to children in need at Richmond University Medical Center in West Brighton and at Staten Island University Hospital Northwell Health in Ocean Breeze.
ECHO board member Phil Mancuso met with hospital officials at both medical centers to distribute the donated coats.
“We are glad we were able to provide some children with new winter coats this year,” said Sebastian Angelico, founder and chairman of ECHO. “Thank you to all of our supporters who made this possible.”
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