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Iowa Donor Community and Midwest Transplant Community are teaming up with NASCAR driver Joey Gase to encourage race followers to donate life when Gase races on the Kansas Speedway on Sunday, Oct. 24. Gase’s race automotive will characteristic photographs of Austin Goodrich, an organ, eye and tissue donor from Des Moines, Iowa, and Alonzo Jamison, a kidney recipient and former College of Kansas basketball star. Goodrich’s household, together with Jamison and his household, might be on the race to satisfy Gase and get an up-close take a look at the race automotive. Members of the media are invited to attend the assembly. Gase’s automotive will even characteristic “Handprints for Hope” submitted on-line by donor households, recipients and donation advocates.
Gase has been a passionate advocate for organ, eye and tissue donation for the reason that age of 18 when his mother, Mary, handed away of a sudden mind aneurysm and have become a donor. Mary saved and improved the lives of 66 folks by organ, eye and tissue donation.
As of Oct. 1, there are almost 107,000 folks ready for a lifesaving organ transplant in america. A single organ donor can save as much as eight lives, and a single tissue donor can improve greater than 100 lives. Grownup people can register to avoid wasting lives at RegisterMe.org.
Members of the media who want to take video and/or photographs of the assembly between Gase, Goodrich’s household and Jamison’s household are inspired to reach at Gase’s 53 hauler by 11 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 24. Gase, Goodrich’s household and Jamison might be obtainable for interviews throughout this time. For advance questions associated to Iowa Donor Community or Goodrich’s household, please contact Heather Butterfield at This e mail tackle is being protected against spambots. You want JavaScript enabled to view it.. For advance questions associated to Midwest Transplant Community or Jamison, please contact Michala Stoker at This e mail tackle is being protected against spambots. You want JavaScript enabled to view it.. To schedule interviews with Joey Gase outdoors of the scheduled media alternative, please contact Joey Gase Racing at This e mail tackle is being protected against spambots. You want JavaScript enabled to view it. or 319-899-8679.
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