This is my fourth year sweating
I’m sweating to fight for equality, one sweaty session at a time!
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 30 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 $120 away from my next impact milestone. Will you help me reach it?
Track My
Sweat
I’m sweating for 30 minutes per day this June!
My Fundraising
Ranking
I’m #689 out of 5,988 Sweaty Bettys
Taine Polkinghorne
Raised
$380
My Generous
Sponsors
$100
Prudence Walker
$50
Anonymous
$30
Esther Rootham
All the best
$30
Taine Polkinghorne
$30
Sweaty Besties
Keep on sweating! Arohanui, 2degrees, AA Insurance, Auckland Council, Datacom, L’Oréal, and Tend.
$30
John And Sherry
Yay Taine!
$25
Oliver Christeller
$20
Holly McGruther
Fantastic effort and kaupapa taku hoa. Keep up the exercise!!
$20
Emilia Don Silva
Go Taine!
$10
Hanna J
Go Taine! You’re awesome. 💕
$10
Anonymous
$5
Tash
Love your mahi! Paid and unpaid. Donating $5 at a time to enter a friend's raffle
$5
Tash
And again - you're amazing
$5
Tash
And again
$5
Anonymous
Another fiver for you xo
$5
Tash
And finally for now a final fiver! Go Taine xo (sorry for the many posts, this gets me raffle entries...)
