This is my third year sweating
I’m sweating to celebrate and uplift my Rainbow whānau
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 21 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
$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 $1,499 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 #65 out of 5,939 Sweaty Bettys
Jess Matthews
Raised
$1,001
My Generous
Sponsors
$123
jennifer MATTHEWS
$100
Emma
$100
Joy Skye
$68
Jane Turner
Can’t resist a great cause and a radical bitchin’ babe!
$68
Anonymous
$50
Alison Hills
I fully support your cause
$50
rachael stott
Sorry I missed ‘double day’!
$50
Celeste Ryan
$50
Jolene Caldwell
Love you & all you do for our Rainbow Kiwis 🌈 🥰
$46
Amy Macaskill
Go for it!
$46
Rose
$35
Danielle Dun
$30
Natasha
$30
Jess Matthews
$25
Zoe Neave
Proud of you and your beautiful fam.
$20
Jean Copland
$20
Emily
Yaaaay! Go Jess
$20
BNZ, Durex, and Les Mills
Keep on sweating! Arohanui, BNZ, Durex, and Les Mills.
$20
Becky
Go Jess ⭐️🌈
$20
Sophia Hawkins
Go team!
$15
Miriam Bartlett
$10
Sonya Cowen
Go Jess 🙌
$5
best wishes