Carly Hudgins

Carly Hudgins / 2024 Team Fundraising

Hello! My name is Carly and I am so excited to be on my Texas 4000 journey! I'm from Jensen Beach, Florida and am passionate about spending long days at the beach with a book in my hand. When I visit home, you can find me beating my dad at a game of golf, vintage shopping with my mom, discussing fantasy reads with my older sister, Chloe, or dishing out sisterly advice to my younger sister, Ava. In  Texas when I am not in class or biking to Alaska, I am hanging out with my sorority, Kappa Delta, meeting with Texas Advertising Group, or strategizing what I can bake with minimal ingredients in my apartment's tiny kitchen.

  • $5,893

    Raised

  • $4,500

    Goal

  • 40

    Supporters

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Recent Transactions

  • Daniel Sanchez

    $51.60 / 44 days ago

    So proud of you! If you could take a moment to think of your Cuban Uncle’s dad as you wrap up the ride it would mean the world to me. Thank you for all you’ve done to support fighting cancer on this journey.

  • Rustin Becker

    $309.60 / 84 days ago

    So great to have you all visit Madison! Keep peddling and safe travels!

  • Linda Puccio

    $103.20 / 115 days ago

    Carly, So proud of you! The Hudgins are one amazing family! Love, Linda Puccio

  • Samantha Cowel

    $103.20 / 119 days ago

    So very exciting what you’re doing to help so many!!💕

  • Raphael Lerner

    $185.76 / 147 days ago

  • Barbara DuBrosky

    $103.20 / 149 days ago

    Go, Carly! Have a great ride.

  • Rosalinda Lee Gorski

    $50.00 / 150 days ago

    Carly, you are amazing and an inspiration! We are happy to support you and this worthy cause. Have fun and safe travels! Love, The Gorski Family

  • Katherine Kerber

    $51.60 / 152 days ago

    So very proud of you! You are amazing! Good luck and I will be praying for all of you to have wonderful and save travels‼️❤️

  • Larry Geller

    $103.20 / 153 days ago

    Have a safe, fun trip!

  • Shirley Owens

    $103.20 / 154 days ago

  • Philip Styne

    $103.20 / 154 days ago

    Ride Carly Ride. Let us know how it is going.

  • Shirley Revak

    $103.20 / 154 days ago

    Thank you. You are inspiring Shan Revak

  • Jolynn Haven

    $103.20 / 154 days ago

    Carly, I am so proud of you! I hope you have a wonderful, safe ride! Love you!

  • Marybeth Farriss

    $25.80 / 155 days ago

    Carly, I remember the difficult days at JBE when your family was going through so much. I am so glad you all are past that, and I am so proud that you doing this to support others. I wish you the best! You will do great!

  • Christine Engel

    $103.20 / 155 days ago

    So proud of you, Carly! The Engel Family

  • Kristie Thomas

    $112.49 / 155 days ago

    Carly girl! So proud of you and wish you all the best on your ride! You got this and I look forward to hearing about it the next time you are in town! Xo

  • Anonymous

    $5.16 / 156 days ago

    Proud of you!

  • Anonymous

    $5.16 / 156 days ago

    You’re amazing!

  • James Weber

    $103.20 / 156 days ago

  • Denise Stone

    $103.20 / 157 days ago

    Carly Hudgins you continue to impress us!! There is hope with people like you fighting for the cause. You are, and have always been, an inspiration to others. Your story still touches my heart and you and your family are precious to us. May God bless you and your team through this endeavor. Have fun and pedal on girl!! You got this!🤗

  • Laura Glover

    $51.60 / 157 days ago

    Congratulations Carly, This is an amazing endeavor you are embarking on. I’m excited for you and all the exciting adventures you will experience. Can’t wait to hear all about it!

  • Melissa Ellenwood

    $51.60 / 157 days ago

    What a great cause! Happy to support you and your team! Good luck and enjoy!!

  • Jessica Tornese

    $103.20 / 157 days ago

    Carly I am so impressed by your courage and determination. Please keep in mind these names as you bike: Rose, Jeff, Sharon, and Katie. God’s blessings to you and may he watch over you as you take on this journey. Philippians 4:13

  • Rebecca Bobo

    $103.20 / 157 days ago

    So proud of you Carly! You are such a beautiful example of a pure heart … thank you for giving your time and energy for this incredible cause … we will be thinking of you!

  • Dawn Dailey

    $51.60 / 157 days ago

    Carly, I admire your dedication, you are such an inspiration to others!!! Hope you can share pics along the ride, I’m sure it will be tough but amazing seeing the country that way - especially Alaska!

About Carly Hudgins

I am extremely honored to be a part of the Texas 4000 2024 Team. During my freshman year, I became close to Georgia Winfield who would become a 2023 rider. She shared with me her own family's struggle with cancer and the perseverance that she was forced to learn. As I watched her go through the onboarding process and eventually start training for her upcoming summer ride, I realized how formative this organization had become to both her college experience and life story. I would never have believed that I too would be able to bike 4,000 (+!) miles from Austin to Alaska without her paving the way for me. Georgia, Cate, and the hundreds of riders before me have shown me just how impactful a team of students can be when united in a common goal. 

When I was 7 years old, my mom was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. I was too young to understand the severity of cancer or the toll that it had taken on my mom’s mental and physical health. The few memories that I do have from that time are mixed with feelings of anxiety, fear, and confusion. As my mom went through chemo, the mood in my household drastically changed. Family dinners became just my dad, my sisters, and me because my mom did not have the strength to get out of bed. My dad, whose job had always required him to travel, was home every day of the week to do the driving and cooking that my mom usually did. It seemed like multiple times a week, a parent was dropping off a casserole meal at my house or offering to take me and my sisters to the park or the beach. The overwhelming selflessness shown by our community was inspiring and has stuck with me since. 

My family is enormously grateful that my mom is now in complete remission. Her fight against cancer was long and hard but was made easier by our family, friends, neighbors, and strangers with generous hearts. I wish to be a force that positively impacts someone’s fight against cancer. I am biking to Alaska for the families that have become stronger because of a cancer diagnosis. I ride for the people who have made sacrifices to support those around them. I ride for the people whose stories I have heard and for those that I will never get the chance to hear. I ride for my mom, who inspires strength in me daily and whose selflessness I would like to mirror. 

To Alaska and back,
Carly