This is my second year sweating
I’m sweating to celebrate and uplift my Rainbow whānau
I’m taking part in Sweat with Pride again this year to raise funds for the life-saving LGBTTQIA+ organisations who continue to support our rainbow communities in Aotearoa.
This year, I’ve set my sights on raising $2,500. It’s a high goal, but this cause means a lot to me.
It’s taken me a long time to understand and come to terms with my identity – as a lesbian, as an asexual, as someone who is non-binary. It’s been a long and at times confusing journey, and there’s been large portions of it where I’ve felt isolated, and that no one else understood how I was feeling or what I was experiencing.
It has been such an immense relief and privilege to meet others who share those same feelings and experiences, and know that there are whole communities out there filled with people who are like me. I have been so lucky to have people in my life who have been able to point me in the right direction and help me understand who I am.
I’ll be exercising for at least 30 minutes every day this June to raise funds. If you’d like to help me support these causes, I would be so grateful if you could donate and help me reach my fundraising goal – every single dollar counts.
My Fundraising
Impact
$100
Provides vital resources to support Rainbow communities
$300
Free, confidential mental health support for Rainbow Kiwis
$500
Ensures more people can access life-changing health services without cost barriers
$1,000
Fund an educational workshop to create safer, more inclusive spaces
$2,500
Provides a full day of community outreach, to improve wellbeing and reduce stigma on a large scale
💖 I’m $696 away from my next impact milestone. Will you help me reach it?
Track My
Sweat

I’m sweating for 21 minutes per day this June!
My Fundraising
Ranking
I’m #35 out of 5,987 Sweaty Bettys

Elen Hawke
Raised
$1,804
My Generous
Sponsors
$188
Grant Torrie
$123
BNZ, Durex, and Les Mills
Keep on sweating! Arohanui, BNZ, Durex, and Les Mills.
$123
Ashley Cheng
From the one with a comms degree.
$80
BNZ, Durex, and Les Mills
Keep on sweating! Arohanui, BNZ, Durex, and Les Mills.
$80
Anonymous
$68
Karen Bradley
You go girl, so proud of you.
$54
April Petrosino
from madoka
$50
JL
$50
BNZ, Durex, and Les Mills
Keep on sweating! Arohanui, BNZ, Durex, and Les Mills.
$50
Josh Browne
Awww heck, here we go again.
$50
Daniel Richardson
$50
Maria
Great cause xx
$50
Sweaty Besties
Keep on sweating! Arohanui, 2degrees, AA Insurance, Auckland Council, Datacom, L’Oréal, and Tend.
$50
BNZ, Durex, and Les Mills
Keep on sweating! Arohanui, BNZ, Durex, and Les Mills.
$50
Cami
🤓🍌LETS GO🤓🍌
$50
Pritika Chand
Let's go Elen! ❤️
$50
Lisa Bell
Such an amazing cause! Best of luck Elen!
$50
Elen Hawke
$30
JC
Hope you reach your goal🙌
$30
Ash :3
Be gay be no biney do crime (for legal reasons this is a joke) 🏳️🌈
$30
Sweaty Besties
Keep on sweating! Arohanui, 2degrees, AA Insurance, Auckland Council, Datacom, L’Oréal, and Tend.
$30
Chris Blank
$25
BNZ, Durex, and Les Mills
Keep on sweating! Arohanui, BNZ, Durex, and Les Mills.
$25
Jamie Rowland
$25
BNZ, Durex, and Les Mills
Keep on sweating! Arohanui, BNZ, Durex, and Les Mills.
$25
Michelle Kevern
Wahoo - give it heaps Elen!
$25
Anonymous
$20
Helen Hollis
Way to go Elen, do some exercise for me as well :)
$20
BNZ, Durex, and Les Mills
Keep on sweating! Arohanui, BNZ, Durex, and Les Mills.
$20
Sweaty Besties
Keep on sweating! Arohanui, 2degrees, AA Insurance, Auckland Council, Datacom, L’Oréal, and Tend.
$20
Mica Encela
$20
Sweaty Besties
Keep on sweating! Arohanui, 2degrees, AA Insurance, Auckland Council, Datacom, L’Oréal, and Tend.
$20
Renee Lintott
$20
meads
I LOVE COOKIES AND THE GAYS!
$20
Lisa Arthur
$20
BNZ, Durex, and Les Mills
Keep on sweating! Arohanui, BNZ, Durex, and Les Mills.
$20
Gina Cain-Treleaven
$20
Sweaty Besties
Keep on sweating! Arohanui, 2degrees, AA Insurance, Auckland Council, Datacom, L’Oréal, and Tend.
$15
Sweaty Besties
Keep on sweating! Arohanui, 2degrees, AA Insurance, Auckland Council, Datacom, L’Oréal, and Tend.
$15
Gundi Hutter
$11
Anonymous
$11
Sweaty Besties
Keep on sweating! Arohanui, 2degrees, AA Insurance, Auckland Council, Datacom, L’Oréal, and Tend.
$5
Coco Zhang
I support you Elen! 😊 You are so bold and amazing for doing this 🩷
$5
Sweaty Besties
Keep on sweating! Arohanui, 2degrees, AA Insurance, Auckland Council, Datacom, L’Oréal, and Tend.
$2
Anonymous
$2
Sweaty Besties
Keep on sweating! Arohanui, 2degrees, AA Insurance, Auckland Council, Datacom, L’Oréal, and Tend.
$2
Anonymous
$2
Sweaty Besties
Keep on sweating! Arohanui, 2degrees, AA Insurance, Auckland Council, Datacom, L’Oréal, and Tend.
$2
Sweaty Besties
Keep on sweating! Arohanui, 2degrees, AA Insurance, Auckland Council, Datacom, L’Oréal, and Tend.
$2
Keep up the good work!