A ripple effect of good.
It began with Noah Farrelly. We keep that ripple growing through shoes, scholarships and runner safety for Binghamton kids.
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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Our story
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. He said Noah's story would create a ripple effect of good, touching countless lives we would never know about.
The Noah Farrelly Memorial Fund is how we keep it growing. We return the love we received to the community that carried us through, and we cultivate more of the kindness that made Noah so loved in the first place.
Our programs
Five ways Noah's ripple reaches Binghamton kids today.
Farrelly's Feet
Sneakers for students across all seven BCSD elementary schools, delivered mid-year when most shoe drives have moved on. School social workers identify children quietly, so no child is ever singled out.
Kind Soles
Assemblies for every BCSD student paired with a community-wide shoe drive, giving students a hands-on way to put kindness into action. Proceeds fund new sneakers through Farrelly's Feet.
Kindness Counts Scholarship
Awards that recognize empathy rather than grades or athletics. Students, faculty and staff nominate someone whose everyday kindness made a difference.
Runner Safety & Wearable ID
Free wearable identification and road safety education for young runners, so no family faces what ours did. Now focused on fully funding IDs for BCSD athletes.
Healthy Kids Running Series
We're the bib sponsor for this five-week series at Otsiningo Park for Pre-K through 8th grade. An adaptive Challenger Division lets kids of all abilities take part.
✽ How We Help
How Kind Soles works
Impactful assemblies
Brian Williams, founder of Think Kindness, challenges every BCSD student to document 5,000 acts of kindness in 15 days.
The shoe drive
Funds2Orgs processes every pair collected, turning the shoes into funding for Farrelly's Feet and opportunity for micro-entrepreneurs in developing nations.
The drop-off sites
Businesses and organizations across the community host collection bins, giving everyone a simple way to be part of the ripple.
Common questions
Kind Soles is our newest initiative, facilitated by the Binghamton City School District. It pairs motivational assemblies for all BCSD students, grades K through 12, with a community-wide shoe drive. The shoe drive runs from September 28 through the end of October.
You can drop off new or gently used shoes at any of these locations through October 16.
Binghamton City School District buildings
BCSD students can bring their shoe donations to school and drop them in the Kind Soles bin inside their school's main entrance through October 16. For safety reasons, school buildings are not open to the public for drop-offs. Community members are welcome to use any of the drop-off sites below.
Community drop-off sites
- Binghamton City Hall (lobby), 38 Hawley Street, Binghamton, NY 13901
- Binghamton Fire Department Headquarters, 235 Court Street, Binghamton, NY 13901
- Fire Station 1, 259 Conklin Avenue, Binghamton, NY 13903
- Fire Station 2, 180 Main Street, Binghamton, NY 13905
- Fire Station 3, 39 West State Street, Binghamton, NY 13901
- Fire Station 4, 176 Robinson Street, Binghamton, NY 13904
- SERVPRO of Broome, Cortland, Chenango, Tompkins, Tioga, Chemung, Schuyler Counties, 134 Conklin Avenue, Binghamton, NY 13903
- Muckles' Ink, 60 Court Street, Binghamton, NY 13901
- Red Barn Technology Group, 37 Pine Street, Binghamton, NY 13901
- Warren Real Estate, 33 Front Street, Binghamton, NY 13905
You can make a secure online donation by clicking the Donate button below.
To give by check, make it payable to The Noah Farrelly Memorial Fund and mail it to:
The Noah Farrelly Memorial Fund
6 Brookside Road
Binghamton, NY 13903
The Noah Farrelly Memorial Fund is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN 83-4219618), and donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Every gift helps us support Binghamton kids and spread the kindness Noah was known for.