Rachel Anderson

Why I’m Sweating with Pride

I’m taking on Sweat with Pride this June to raise money for our Rainbow communities! 💦🌈

Our schools, workplaces, and doctors’ offices are still not safe places for many Rainbow New Zealanders and it’s putting lives at risk.

More than half our rainbow whānau have experienced mental illness. One in five of our rainbow rangatahi (youth) have attempted suicide. And life changing STIs like syphilis, mpox and HIV are still far too common. Things need to change.

So, this June I’m fighting discrimination with perspiration, and I've committed to exercising for at least 21 minutes EVERY DAY to raise money to support Rainbow Kiwis.

This cause means a lot to me. I’d be SO GRATEFUL if you could chip in to help me reach my goal. Every dollar I raise will fund life-changing mental, physical and sexual health services for Rainbow New Zealanders.

Thank you so much ❤️

My Impact

So far in this year’s challenge I have…

Unlocked a group peer support session for 20 Rainbow Kiwis.

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Track my Progress

I’m sweating for 42 minutes
per day this June!

1,833 minutes completed

1,260 minutes goal

My Ranking

I’m #52 out of 4,347 Sweaty Bettys

Rachel Anderson

Raised

$1,431

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My Updates

A Very Sweaty Sunday Morning

Sunday 9th Jun

Had time to kill this morning before some afternoon plans so I decided to go all-in and double my daily exercise commitment today! Only after showering did I realise how close I am to 50% of my sweat goal 😅 PS: did you know there’s a constraint on image dimensions here? I didn’t until I came to upload this photo and had to crop most of it out to fit. Whoops.

Goal Reached!

Wednesday 5th Jun

We managed to hit our $500 donation goal today! Thanks to everyone who’s donated.

We’re still early into donation matching day, so I believe we can take it even further! I’m raising my goal to $1000 and I’ll kick it off with a donation of my own.