Hi everyone, Thanks so much for your donations and messages of support, they've really warmed my cold, dead heart.
We're almost half way through the month and I had already done almost 80% of my 1260 minutes of Sweating with Pride... so I've upped my sweat goal to 60 minutes per day. Phew!
However what I'm finding harder than the sweating, is reaching out to people to sponsor me. Would you give me a hand by sharing my fundraising page with one friend, right now?
Thanks, you rock! :)
This is my 1st
year sweating
I’m sweating for life-changing Rainbow support services
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 discrimination, bullying, and a lack of access to life-saving healthcare.
The current NZ government has removed information about sexual orientation, gender identity and intersex people from school sexuality education. And now the NZ First Party wants to create a law that legally defines who is a "man" or a "woman" — a threat to trans and intersex people, and anyone who doesn't fit inside the legal boxes this law would create.
So, I'm fighting discrimination with perspiration—exercising a whopping 60 minutes every day in June to raise money for life-changing LGBTQIA+ 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 $486 away from my next impact milestone. Will you help me reach it?
Track My
Sweat
My sweat goal was 60 minutes per day in June
1,946 minutes completed
1,800 minutes goal
Stats reflect challenge period (1–30 June) only
My Fundraising
Ranking
I’m #341 out of 4,091 Sweaty Bettys
341
Jen Bell
Raised
$514
My Blog
Updates
My Generous
Sponsors
$68
Iris Rosario
$50
Rasha
$50
Russell Lee
Getting Stronger! Karawhiūa! La persevança tot ho alcança.
$50
Alyson & Rafael Garrido
Thanks for doing this, Jen!
$50
Sarah Golightley
All the love to you & lgbtqi Aotearoa!
$50
Supporters of Burnett Foundation Aotearoa
Keep on sweating! Arohanui to supporters of Burnett Foundation
$40
Yaz Brien
You got this!
$36
Anna Sopwith
Go Jen!
$30
Jen Bell
$30
Laura Llahi
Força, Jen!
$30
Alexandra Pinto
$30
Renee Heal
Thank you for your fundraising efforts! 🌈
Vamolld