The second annual Grant Recipient Dinner & Family, hosted by the Emergency Children’s Help Organization (E.C.H.O), unfolded to perfection Sunday afternoon at the Hilton Garden Inn. It was a time set aside to celebrate the holiday season for families who’ve benefited by E.C.H.O.’s myriad kindnesses. As E.C.H.O. continues with their mission to provide financial assistance…
As they further their mission to create a dedicated Children’s Emergency Treatment Center at Staten Island University Hospital’s (SIUH) South Site, the Emergency Children’s Health Organization (ECHO) donated an additional $200,000 on top of the initial $100,000 presented last year to the hospital. The donation is part of their $500,000 total commitment to the project.…
A non-profit helps a South Shore Hospital raise funds for an important new addition. Representatives from The Emergency Children’s Help Organization or ECHO, presented a $200,000 donation to Staten Island University Hospital’s South Site Friday. The money will go towards a new $1.5 mil pediatric emergency treatment area. The non-profit has pledged to donate even…
Word has reached this desk: The Emergency Children’s Help Organization, E.C.H.O. has announced that four new board members have joined their board of directors. Congratulations are in order for Charles Farina, Victor Joseph, Matthew Langella and Linda Walsh. “It is with pleasure that we welcome these four new board members to the E.C.H.O. family,” said…
To say E.C.H.O. has “A Million Reasons to Smile” would be somewhat of an understatement. Just about anybody who’s anybody came out in their best finery to attend the fundraiser of the same name to benefit the Emergency Children’s Help Organization (E.C.H.O.), last week at the Grand Marquis, where a record-breaking 800 revelers gathered to…
With 35.8 percent of the borough’s more than 56,000 households including youngsters under the age of 18, Staten Island University Hospital officials have long identified the need for a pediatric emergency room at its Prince’s Bay campus. After years of planning, the hospital unveiled preliminary floor plans for a new children’s emergency room at a press…
We all know that the mere thought of helping others makes one feel good about themselves, and that the spiritual and emotional rewards attached to giving promotes a natural high. It simply makes the world a better place in which to live. Perhaps that’s what prompts people to give time and again. Just ask members of the…
Staten Island University Hospital will build a $1.5 million children’s emergency room at its Prince’s Bay campus. While still in design, the new pediatric emergency facility will include five pediatric beds, a patient care station, a separate entrance, and registration and waiting area. “With 35.8 percent of the borough’s more than 56,000 households domiciling youngsters…
When Mike Patrella got more support recently to pay for his daughter’s medication, his gratitude to the Staten Island community swelled. “It makes you happy and proud to be from here,” said the West Brighton dad of two after receiving assistance from Emergency Children’s Help Organization (E.C.H.O.). His daughter Kayla was diagnosed with a rare disease…
The Staten Island Economic Development Corporation (SIEDC) today released its final list of the “Top 31 Future People of Influence.” The campaign is designed to recognize individuals whose impact on economic development and the SIEDC organization as a whole has been exceptional and who are believed to represent the future of the nonprofit. The 31…