Rachel Anderson

This is my second year sweating

I’m sweating to take a stand against discrimination and create real change

Why I’m Sweating with Pride

I'm taking on Sweat with Pride this June! 💦🌈

Right now, schools, workplaces, and even doctors’ offices aren’t safe for many in our community—and it’s putting lives at risk. LGBTQIA+ Kiwis face higher rates of mental illness, suicide, and STIs like syphilis, mpox, and HIV.

So, I'm fighting discrimination with perspiration—exercising 60 minutes every day in June to raise money for life-changing Rainbow support services.

This cause means the world to me, and I’d be SO grateful if you could chip in to help me reach my goal. Every dollar makes a difference.

Thank you so much for your support! ❤️

My Fundraising

Impact

Achieved

In Progress

$100

Provides vital resources to support Rainbow communities

Achieved

In Progress

$300

Free, confidential mental health support for Rainbow Kiwis

Achieved

In Progress

$500

Ensures more people can access life-changing health services without cost barriers

Achieved

In Progress

$1,000

Fund an educational workshop to create safer, more inclusive spaces

Achieved

In Progress

$2,500

Provides a full day of community outreach, to improve wellbeing and reduce stigma on a large scale

💖 I’m $900 away from my next impact milestone. Will you help me reach it?

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Track My

Sweat

I’m sweating for 60 minutes per day this June!

2,549 minutes completed

1,800 minutes goal

My Fundraising

Ranking

I’m #49 out of 5,984 Sweaty Bettys

Rachel Anderson

Raised

$1,600

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My Blog

Updates

Sweat Goal Met!

Monday 23 June 2025

Hey gang!

As of yesterday, I’ve hit my sweat goal for the month! I’m now up to 1886/1800 minutes sweated! I owe a huge thank you to everyone who supported me and encouraged me to push myself this far! I couldn’t have done it without you all.

But we’re not done yet! I plan on keeping up my goal of an hour a day for the rest of the month, too! Counting today, that’s another eight days of sweat. Let’s see if we can’t hit 2,350 minutes (or even 2,500?!) by the end of the month!

Thanks again for all of your support!

Donation Goal Met! (and Exceeded!)

Thursday 5 June 2025

It’s only June 5th and we’ve already doubled the initial goal! Thank you so very much to everyone who contributed during dollar match day! The budget for donation matching has been exhausted already, but don’t let that stop you if you still want to donate (or you can wait for the next one)!

As well as surpassing my personal goal, the Xero NZ team has raised $3,666 so far! That’s just about 75% of our $5,000 goal already! We’ve still got 25 days left, so let’s see how far we can take it!

To reflect all the support I’ve gotten, I’m upping my sweating goal to 60 minutes a day! I may have to make up for lost time a little here and there (I only got 53 minutes in on Tuesday, for example) but I’ll do my level best!