Sanika Mhatre

Sanika Mhatre / 2024 Team Fundraising

Cycling from Austin, TX to Anchorage, AK in the summer of 2024 in support of the fight against cancer.

  • $5,029

    Raised

  • $4,500

    Goal

  • 33

    Supporters

  • 0

    Days Remaining

Recent Transactions

  • Deepak Patil

    $103.20 / 94 days ago

    Sanika - What you are doing is very amazing, adventurous, and inspiring for such a good cause. Wish you all best for completing it successfully and safely. Take care. Deepak and Nandini Patil

  • Deepali Loney

    $103.20 / 155 days ago

    We are very proud of you Sanika! All the very best to you

  • Urvashi Mehta

    $103.20 / 156 days ago

    All the best, Sanika! Very proud of you.

  • Anita Cheeti

    $51.60 / 156 days ago

    Enjoy the ride Sanika! You are giving hope to a lot of impacted people with your volunteering already!

  • Chanderjeet Kindra

    $155.83 / 162 days ago

    All the best for your courageous and noble endeavor Sanika!!!

  • Suraj Mhatre

    $309.60 / 164 days ago

    Good luck

  • Hamsini Perumaalla

    $51.60 / 164 days ago

  • Shilpa Parandekar

    $103.20 / 172 days ago

    This is a truly commendable endeavour! All the best for a great ride, Sanika.

  • Sagar Karmarkar

    $51.60 / 174 days ago

    Good Luck, Sanika!

  • Neetha Chada

    $103.20 / 174 days ago

    Sanika, we are extremely proud of what you are doing to support a great cause and all the hard work you are putting in to achieve it. Keep up the awesome work. So happy to see you grow up as a great human being!!!

  • Amit Babaria

    $51.60 / 174 days ago

    Being dedicated to a cause at such an young age deserves real kuddos. Keep riding. Best wishes from Babbar Uncle and family.

  • Rashmi Murthy

    $104.23 / 174 days ago

    Wish you all the best for this worthy cause.

  • Sheeba Prakash

    $50.00 / 174 days ago

    Hi Sanika! Wishing you the very best!

  • Padmaja Chaubal

    $103.20 / 174 days ago

  • Srividya Vullanki

    $51.60 / 174 days ago

    Best wishes sanika

  • Navin Divakar Boppuri

    $51.60 / 174 days ago

  • Kamal Pullemla

    $51.60 / 174 days ago

    Wishing you the very best

  • Radhika Sanamvenkata

    $30.96 / 174 days ago

    All the Best and God bless you always

  • Munira Gandhi

    $50.00 / 175 days ago

    Best of luck ! Have fun and a safe trip ! Munira Gandhi

  • Amit Katdare

    $25.80 / 175 days ago

    I think this is an incredible effort, Sanika. Shine on! Best wishes always.

  • Anonymous

    $50.00 / 175 days ago

    So proud of you Sanika and Good luck for the ride!

  • Aruna4147 Varahabhotla

    $103.20 / 257 days ago

  • Jared Wylie

    $50.00 / 277 days ago

    Wishing you great success on this challenge

  • Sanika Mhatre

    $100.00 / 290 days ago

    From Divya!

  • Abhijit Gadgil

    $52.48 / 298 days ago

    Congratulations Sanika for supporting a great cause. All the best for the arduous journey. Let us know how you do on your journey. Safe travels Abhijit

About Sanika Mhatre

Thank you so much for visiting my page! My name is Sanika, and I am a junior at UT Austin majoring in biochemistry and minoring in studio art. I enjoy all things art, including drawing, painting, and sculpting. In the future, I hope to keep up with my art and dance, attend medical school, and bike to Alaska! 

Below is my story for why I ride: 

I ride for my grandma and her brother, Babya. Babya was diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer in July 2022. He passed a few months later. I did not know Babya very well, but I know his death left a mark on my family, my dad especially. Babya was his fun, lively uncle, always sneaking him chocolate or taking him to watch the fireworks. I know he will miss him very much. 

The day that Babya passed, I also felt like I was losing a part of my grandma. She was everything, providing support and encouraging me everyday to be my best self. If she were still here, she would have fought to change the trajectory of her brother’s illness, and I wish I could tell her how much I love and miss her and that I will be here fighting in her place. 

Secondly, I ride for all the patients that I have met while volunteering at Texas Oncology: “Chloe”, who excitedly showed me some of her favorite books, “Jessica”, who patiently explained to me how her cold cap works, and everyone else fighting cancer with a grin. I cannot imagine how much strength that must take. 

Lastly, I ride for hope. Cancer is a relentless disease, often robbing individuals of their energy and identity. By riding my bike from Austin to Anchorage, I would like to encourage those I meet along the way that the fight is not over -- that just because cancer has taken root in one’s body, it does not mean that it has won. Every day spent alive is a chance to live; it is a chance to visit an old friend or to dance outside in the rain. 

Every day spent alive is a reminder that hope is not lost, and I ride to keep that alive. 

Finally, I want to thank you for your support in this journey. It means so much to me that you are here reading my Why. If I can ride for you or a loved one, or if you would like to share a story, please feel free to message me at sanikamhatre10@gmail.com. I am happy to lend an ear. :-)