Joey Gase has been one of the biggest proponents of Organ and Tissue Donation in professional sports especially with his Donate Life car circling the Xfinity and NASCAR tracks throughout the country. Joey’s first hand personal relationship with organ donation has made him a champion for the cause, but there was special bond with the local Tennessee Donate Life office and volunteers in Northeast Tennessee.
The Mary Jo Gase award was created in honor of Joey’s mother to recognize the outstanding volunteer of the year for northeast Tennessee. Meredith and Bruce were awarded with the volunteer of the year award and were proudly displayed on the bumper of Joey Gase’s car in 2013.
In 2016 Meredith and Joey again teamed up to place handprints on the hood of Joey’s race car in honor of those that have been touched by organ donation in Northeast Tennessee and SouthWest Virginia.
August 2018 was the saddest of all racing at Bristol, as Meredith was no longer with us, but her spirit lived on. Just one month after Meredith’s death, she was again honored on the bumper of Joey Gase’s car.
Bruce helps to keep Meredith’s “racing legacy” alive by sponsoring Joey Gase Racing Xfinity races in both Richmond and Bristol. Thank you Joey Gase for your commitment to Meredith, Donate Life and the Meredith Haga Foundation.
