Beech Tree News Network

The mission of helping others through organ and tissue donation will be at the forefront at Kentucky Speedway on Saturday, July 8, as donor son Joey Gase with BK Racing competes in Sparta.

Joey Gase will return to the No. 23 Best Home Furnishings Toyota Camry for the Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway with a very special tribute on the back of his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series racecar, honoring the late Ava Branstetter.  She attended the same school as the children of a Best Home Furnishings sales representative.  Her generous gifts through organ and tissue donation have helped many individuals.

“Since Gase’s mother passed away when he was 18, he has dedicated his racing career to honoring his mother’s legacy through Donate Life,” said Brian Lange, president of Best Home Furnishings.  “To use the Best race car as a platform for raising awareness of organ and tissue donations, and to pay tribute to Ava and her family, is a fulfilling purpose for our organizations.”

Gase is very thankful that Best Home Furnishings is allowing him to honor Ava and promote organ, eye, and tissue donation. “This proves how great of a family the Lange’s are and how great of a company Best Home Furnishings is,” says Gase.

Melissa Cardwell, Butler Co. Circuit Clerk says, “Ava was a hero, and Joey’s campaign to educate the nation about this mission touches so many lives.  Nearly 1.8 million people have put that heart on their driver’s license.  I know that Joey & Ava will inspire even more fans to register as an organ donor in Kentucky.  We can all join the Registry to be a hero to those in need.”

Today, over 118,000 people wait for a lifesaving organ transplant in America today.  A new name is added to the waiting list every 10 minutes.  Each day 22 Americans die waiting for their second chance at life, yet everyone can help end the wait.  Everyone can register as an organ donor by going to www.donatelifeky.org today or saying ‘YES’ when you renew your driver’s license at your Circuit Clerk’s Office.

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The Kentucky Circuit Court Clerks’ Trust For Life is a 501C(3) non-profit organization that informs, educates, and encourages Kentuckians to be registered organ & tissue donors to save lives. For more info call 1-866-945-5433, email [email protected] or go to www.trustforlife.org.

About Best Home Furnishings -- Established in 1962 and based in Ferdinand, Indiana, Best Home Furnishings is one of the largest furniture manufacturers in the world, committed to creating the best quality sofas, chairs, recliners and glide rockers at the most affordable price. Still family owned and operated for over 50 years, Best has more than one million square feet of manufacturing space in five southern Indiana locations. The combination of the company’s five “Power of Best” standards — quality, speed, selection, value and made in the USA — are unmatched by any other upholstered residential furniture manufacturer. For more information, visit BestHF.com.

About BK Racing -- BK Racing is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Toyota Racing team headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. The team was founded in 2012 after owners Ron Devine and Wayne Press acquired Red Bull Racing. BK Racing’s staff of highly skilled mechanics and engineers fields the No. 23 & 83 entries in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series as a Toyota Racing team. The 2017 season will be BK Racing’s 6th consecutive full-time season in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. Follow us on Twitter @BKRacing_2383, Facebook, and Instagram @bkracing_2383. Visit us at BKRacingTeam.com