Mahek Kakkar

Mahek Kakkar / 2024 Team Fundraising

Biking to Alaska isn't my ultimate goal - rather it is everything that I am doing in between. I want to spread awareness about cancer prevention and spread hope to those who are fighting through this battle alone. My goal is to raise funds to support cancer treatment, research, and ultimately, the pursuit for a cure.

  • $6,123

    Raised

  • $4,500

    Goal

  • 34

    Supporters

  • 0

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Recent Transactions

  • Gaurav Kakkar

    $500.00 / 87 days ago

  • Anonymous

    $252.84 / 96 days ago

  • Archana Jain

    $103.20 / 101 days ago

    Very proud of you for supporting this noble cause!

  • Amy Canova

    $103.20 / 107 days ago

    So excited for your journey! Glad you were able to ride through our neighborhood! Bill & Amy

  • Kranthi Chinnamu

    $51.60 / 109 days ago

  • Alpana Dubey

    $51.60 / 111 days ago

    Mahek, Very proud of you and rest of the riders who embark on this journey. I’m a mom of one of the rider from 2023 Rockies. I have seen the passion and dedications. Kudos and Good luck to you.

  • Kelly Wyatt

    $50.00 / 132 days ago

    Mahek Kakkar, I hear about your training and preparation for this ride from your dad at work. Best of luck to you!!! I hope you KILL IT!!! Sincerely, Kelly Wyatt

  • Gaurav Kakkar

    $500.00 / 137 days ago

  • Radhika Sirisha Modali

    $30.96 / 141 days ago

    Good Luck Mahek!!! Appreciate all you do!

  • Gaurav Kakkar

    $200.00 / 142 days ago

  • Janet Williams

    $516.00 / 143 days ago

  • Andy Kirby

    $206.40 / 143 days ago

    Proud of what you are doing!

  • D Ilgin

    $100.00 / 146 days ago

  • Anonymous

    $20.64 / 148 days ago

    Best wishes to you and your team!

  • Richa Prasad

    $73.27 / 164 days ago

    Go Mahek!

  • Gaurav Kakkar

    $400.00 / 248 days ago

  • DIVYA SHETTY

    $258.00 / 273 days ago

    Mahek, congratulations on your initiative for a great cause. Best of luck to you on your adventure. Keep safe and God Bless!

  • Jennifer Gallant

    $51.60 / 290 days ago

  • Robert Beckwith

    $102.90 / 307 days ago

    Good luck Mahek! Very admirable and courageous! Be safe out there.

  • Varma Penmetsa

    $102.90 / 308 days ago

    Best wishes on your initiative!

  • Neeraj Garg

    $205.80 / 308 days ago

    What a great cause and what a phenomenal effort. Wishing Makek all the best as she embarks on this exciting journey. May success follow her in every step of the way. Hare Krishna

  • Pratapsinh Patil

    $25.00 / 309 days ago

    Make a Difference

  • Kamlesh Singh

    $102.90 / 309 days ago

    Great cause! My best wishes!

  • Randhir Kumar

    $102.90 / 309 days ago

    Good luck and you are doing for great cause .

  • Nitin Upasani

    $205.80 / 309 days ago

About Mahek Kakkar

Technology is a powerful tool; not only is it changing the way people think, but is also creating mass improvements in many different fields. We use technology as a means of investing for the future yet we forget that to invest in the future we must first invest in us. Having lived through a pandemic we have seen what is possible when the human race focuses their energy for the good of humanity. Cancer is a word that carries a thousand meanings. It can break a family apart, remove personalities, and has remained an unsolvable medical mystery for years. The capacity that technology has is astounding and I want to help bring its potential to light, especially in regards to finding an end to cancer.

My spark started with Nick, one of my neighborhood friends. My old house sat on a cul-de-sac and every day I would see Nick skating and playing basketball with his friends. As the days went by I started seeing him less at school and assumed that he was just hanging out with his friends or at home. Eventually, he stopped coming to school at all. It wasn't until much later that I learned the devastating news - his mother had cancer. It was at that moment, the gravity of cancer's impact fully revealed itself to me. This once happy kid who I would see running around and playing was forced to grow up faster than any child should. It hurt to think about how isolated he must have felt and still to this day, I wish I could have done something to help.

Nick may have been my spark, but I want to continue to pass the torch to Alaska and beyond. I ride, because like Nick, there are many people fighting in this battle alone and I want to make sure they know they are heard. I want to use the mobility I am blessed with to ride for those who have experienced the pain of losing a loved one to cancer, and who may be fighting through this battle alone. I ride everyday for my Great Aunt who had an accident and passed away after being diagnosed with Blood Cancer. I ride for my family who is my biggest support system and inspire me every day to become the best and most true version of myself. Their love and inspiration fuels my every pedal stroke, reminding me that I am blessed beyond measure to have them in my life.

If cancer has impacted you in any way at all, or you are compelled to share your story with me, I will gladly hear it and ride for you. Please reach out to me at mahek.kakkar@utexas.edu.


To Alaska and back,
Mahek