Help Jacqueline raise money

I need your help! Please sponsor me as I run a 5km race this weekend to raise money for Annex Cat Rescue, which is facing a critical financial situation after a trifecta of pandemic-related challenges, including closure of spay-neuter clinics, more cats in need dumped on the street, and a big jump in our vet bills due to inflation (despite the huge discounts our wonderful partners give us).  

It crushes my soul to have to say no to every homeless cat we are notified about, no matter how dire their medical needs, or dangerous their living circumstances - especially with the temperatures starting to fall. However, we legally have to prioritize the care of our current 133 foster cats, meaning we can’t start helping new street cats in need until we have enough donations saved up again to meet the routine and unexpected medical needs of our current rescues.

I haven’t run competitively in over 10 years, but my goal this weekend (in addition to not hurting myself!) is to raise $6,000 for Annex Cat Rescue, and we have a generous donor who will match the first $25,000 in donations to our Toronto Waterfront Marathon team, meaning your much—appreciated donation will go twice as far. 

Can you help me help more cats? The street cats that ACR takes in are generally those that aren’t eligible for other shelters, humane societies, and rescues, because we focus on the scared ones living on the street, which usually need significant socialization to learn to trust people again, and often have extensive and expensive medical needs from years of neglect.  

We are 100% volunteer, so your donation will go directly to helping cats in need. Please sponsor my race here to benefit from the kind matching donation :)