Wanna Make Me Swim 11 Miles? (For Gaza)

WANNA MAKE ME SWIM 11 MILES?

Hello, my name is Chloe Jaques from Portland Oregon and I'm gonna get in that water. I'm swimming 11 miles down the Willamette River in July to raise funds for Gaza Mutual Aid Collective (@gazamutualaid on Instagram, also on Substack at gazamutualaid.substack.com), a mutual aid group which organizes food, water, and cash distributions to the people of Gaza. They are doing really excellent work in solidarity with the folks over there, and provide pictures/receipts of their distributions.

The way that this will work is that GoFundMe will deposit the money in my bank account, and then I will Venmo the money to Gaza Mutual Aid Collective so they can use it for their ongoing projects (food baskets, hot meals, water, emergency cash assistance, pizza truck initiative). I will post receipts of all transactions. I'll also upload pictures of me post-swim and maybe some videos as well so you know I'm for real.

As people habituate to a crisis, it exits the public eye somewhat. It's been over 2 years, and the situation has only gotten worse. We owe it to Palestine to do what we can, and let them know that they aren't forgotten.

You might be asking yourself, 'Can she do it? 11 miles is a long way.' Fear not. I am hale of body and strong of spirit.

My goal is to raise at least $1,000 before I brave the Willamette on July 13th. If I raise $10,000 I'll swim with the socks on lmao.