Hi, I’m Moomal - an animal lover, a big believer in challenges that push us, and a proud supporter of ACF Animal Rescue! ❤️
On November 2, I’ll be running the New York City Marathon (my first ever!) - not just for the challenge, but for a cause that’s reshaped how I see kindness, courage, resilience, and what it means to care.
My Goal: Raise $10,000 for ACF Animal Rescue, an organization that gives second chances to animals who never stopped hoping for one.
More on ACF, why I support them, and why I’m running below - but here are a few quick links in the meantime:
Why I’m Running for ACF Animal Rescue
At ACF Animal Rescue in Karachi, I met animals who had every reason to give up - yet hadn’t. Dogs, cats, donkeys, monkeys, birds (some scarred, limping, or blind) still reached out for affection, still wagged their tails. What I felt in that space wasn’t sadness. It was pure resilience and hope.
ACF’s small but mighty leads with heart and operates with discipline - proving that compassion done right is both love and excellence in action.
I’ve had the privilege to work closely with ACF over the last few years, and they’ve taught me that kindness is a muscle - and running this marathon is how I’m choosing to strengthen mine.
Where Your Donation Goes
This race isn’t just about 26.2 miles. It’s about turning miles into meals and medicine, steps into shelter, and sweat into second chances. Every single dollar counts - and here’s what it makes possible:
- Rescue services - stories that are heartbreaking and, at times, straight out of a movie (Raju)
- Medical treatment and care - for dogs, cats, goats, cows, donkeys, monkeys, vultures, crows, and eagles. This team is out of this world!
- Pakistan’s first medical camps - for abused and neglected animals suffering in horrific pet markets .
- Donkey camps - combining deep empathy with social impact in ways that are genuinely inspiring.
- Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-ReleaseRelocate (TNVR) - even working with the Supreme Court to have animal rights laws put into effect!
- Community Outreach & Education - ACF Picnic , ecofriendly dog leashes and toys , experiential learning , education , beyond Karachi , thought leadership, and so much more!
$25 feeds an animal for a month.
$100 can literally save a life.
⭐️ Their all-star team is made up of some of the most genuine, selfless, intelligent, creative, hardworking, and fearless people I’ve ever met. They are unstoppable!
How You Can Help
- Donate > every bit helps.
- Share > with friends and family.
- Double the love > Check if your company matches donations and multiply the impact!
- Wish me luck and follow me on NYRR > Here is my bib# 30869
When I cross the finish line in NYC, I want to know we helped ACF cross theirs too - one where no animal suffers alone, and compassion always wins.
Thank you for believing in this cause and for helping me turn each mile into momentum for ACF! ❤️
Organizer
Moomal Shaikh
Organizer
New York, NY
ACF Animal Rescue USA
Beneficiary

