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Noah's kindness reached further than he ever knew. This is how we keep it growing.
Noah
Noah Farrelly's life's dream was to run competitively at the Division I level. He achieved it when he enrolled at Stony Brook University in the fall of 2018. But the miles he logged aren't what people talk about most. They talk about his ability to connect. He had a genuine, caring nature that made friends, teammates and even strangers feel at ease.
A ripple effect of good
On December 4, 2018, Noah was struck and killed by a vehicle while out on a training run. Through organ donation, he saved six lives.
The detective who handled Noah's case told us his impact wouldn't stop there. A ripple effect of good would carry his story to countless others we'd never even know about. Some people would be moved to register as organ donors. Some drivers would think twice before passing a runner too closely. That idea has stayed with us ever since, and we decided to honor Noah by keeping that ripple growing.
Why the Fund exists
In the days that followed, support poured in from every corner of Noah's life. The grief and generosity showed how many people he'd touched, more than even he ever realized. That outpouring became part of Noah's ripple too.
The Noah Farrelly Memorial Fund is how we keep it growing. We return the love we received to the community that carried us through. We also cultivate more of what made Noah so loved in the first place: the kindness and empathy he showed so naturally, in the people all around him.
Scholarships awarded to Binghamton-area students
21Pairs of sneakers donated through Farrelly's Feet
+2000Wearable IDs distributed through our Runner Safety Program
+1000Elementary schools served by Farrelly's Feet
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The Noah Farrelly Run & Southside Field Day
For seven years, the Noah Farrelly Run & Southside Field Day brought our community together each spring for a day Noah himself would have relished. There was a road race and a kickball tournament inspired by the family games Noah used to organize. There was also a free Kids' Zone with bounce houses and a confetti blast to kick off the kids' run. It was never just a fundraiser. It was a celebration of Noah's world and our thank-you to the village that helped raise him.
In 2025, we held it for the last time. Noah always said "go big or go home," and that final event was our biggest, most joyful celebration yet. Some things are too precious to continue out of momentum alone, and we wanted this one to end the way it lived: deliberately, joyfully and on its own terms.
Passing the weekend on
Lt. Scott Pavlick, a Binghamton firefighter, spent that final race day with us manning a fire engine for participants to explore. He passed away suddenly just days later. In 2026, the Noah Run course and weekend passed to a new event in his memory, the Lt. Scott Pavlick Heart-Strong 5K & Festival. We can't imagine a more fitting way to close this chapter than handing Noah's weekend to another family grieving a sudden loss. We hope the Pavlick family finds the same community love that has carried ours.
The event has ended, but the ripple it set in motion hasn't. It lives on in every scholarship awarded, every child with new shoes and every runner who makes it home safely.