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Updated 5/1 7:30 PM
<span style="color: #CC0000">Only two legs remain!!!!! We’re getting really close!!! Time to start begging! If you know anyone in the areas listed below, please forward this to them!!!!</span>
<span style="color: #6600CC"><span style="color: #6600CC">Leg 3
New Castle, NC – Near Fort Chiswell/Locust Hill, VA (Intersection of I-77 and I-81) – Needed
65 Miles, 1 hour</span>
Depart: 11:30 am Arrive: 12:30 pm</span>
<span style="color: #6600CC">Leg 4
Locust Hill, VA - Roanoke, VA via I-81 for the remainder of the trip to NY – Needed
61 miles, 1 hour 10 minutes
Depart: 12:30 pm Arrive: 1:40 pm</span>
Leg 7
Harrisonburg, VA - Winchester, VA – Filled, References Pending
67 miles, 1 hour 10 minutes
Depart: 4:30 Arrive: 5:40 pm
Mr. Jeffrey will have some company on his way north! Mr. Chance will be joining us, and traveling through leg 9. This will include the overnight, which is being filled by Paul and family for Mr. Chance, and Cindi for Mr. Jeffrey. All drivers but one have confirmed the addition without issue J
This is the third attempt to transport Jeffrey, a cute little GSD pup who just wants to get to his foster home soon… Jeffrey is going from Boarding in Spartanburg, SC to his foster home in Utica, NY! Jeffrey can’t wait to start his search for the perfect mom and dad! Can you help him? If you can help Mr. Jeffrey, please email Murphy McConnell at
[email protected] (brightstartransports @ gmail.com) or
[email protected] (murphymcconnell @ att.net) OR phone 716-989-6562.
Jeffrey will be traveling I-85/I-77/I-81
Passenger 1: Jeffrey
Breed: GSD
Age: 4-5 months
Weight: ~30 lbs
Gender: Male
Spay/Neuter: Y
Shots: UTD
HW: Negative
Temperament: Friendly and happy
Traveling with: Leash, Collar and Health Certificate
For safety reasons, we ask all our transported dogs be either
crated or rescue tethered
Coming From:
Southport Kennel Co.
1011 Southport Rd, Spartanburg, SC 29306
(864) 585-1050
Contact: Shannon
http://www.southportkennel.com
Hours Of Operation: Monday-Friday 8:00am-6:00pm Saturday 8:00am-12:00noon Sunday 2:00pm-6:00pm
Going to: BrightStar German Shepherd Rescue
http://www.brightstargsd.org
Brightstar German Shepherd Rescue is a 501c3, and miles driven for our transports can be taken as a tax deduction on your long form tax return.
Foster Home
Danielle Crawford, Utica NY
[email protected]
** Moderator edit - Passenger 2 - Please contact poster for information, dog is not a GSD. **
Transport Coordinator: Murphy McConnell,
[email protected] (brightstartransports @ gmail.com)
This is a monitored transport. Please call the transport coordinator at 716-989-6562 at the completion of your leg
15 minutes has been added to each leg for transfer/traffic
Transport Begins: Saturday, May 3
Pickup at Southport Kennels, after 8AM
Chance will join the transport here
Leg 1
Spartanburg, SC - Charlotte, NC via I-85 – Filled, Thank you Andrea!
80 miles, 1 hour 25 minutes
Depart: 8:30 am Arrive: 9:55 am
Leg 2
Charlotte, NC – Near New Castle, NC (I-77 x73A or B) – Filled Thank you Brenda
65 miles, 1 hour 5 minutes
Depart: 10:10 am Arrive: 11:15 am
Leg 3
New Castle, NC – Near Fort Chiswell/Locust Hill, VA (Intersection of I-77 and I-81) – Needed
65 Miles, 1 hour
Depart: 11:30 am Arrive: 12:30 pm
Leg 4
Locust Hill, VA - Roanoke, VA via I-81 for the remainder of the trip to NY – Needed
61 miles, 1 hour 10 minutes
Depart: 12:30 pm Arrive: 1:40 pm
Leg 5
Roanoke, VA - Fairfield, VA (I-81/I-64 x200) – Filled, Thank you Eryn
61 miles, 1 hour 5 minutes
Depart: 1:55 pm Arrive: 3:00 pm
Leg 6
Fairfield, VA - Harrisonburg, VA – Filled, Thank you Jeanne
59 miles, 1 hour
Depart: 3:15 pm Arrive: 4:15 pm
Leg 7
Harrisonburg, VA - Winchester, VA – Needed
67 miles, 1 hour 10 minutes
Depart: 4:30 Arrive: 5:40 pm
Leg 8
Winchester, VA - Hagerstown, MD – Filled, Thank you Denise!
43 miles, 45 minutes
Depart: 5:55 pm Arrive: 6:40 PM
**Overnight needed in Hagerstown, MD** Filled,
Overnight for Jeffrey: Thank You Cindi
Overnight for Chance: Thank you Paul
Transport Continues, Sunday May 4
Leg 9 – Chance Departs in Harrisburg, PA
Hagerstown, MD-Harrisburg, PA – Filled, Thank you Lois and Pat!
72 miles, 1 hour 10 minutes
Depart: 9 am Arrive: 10:10 am
Leg 10
Harrisburg, PA – Frackville/St. Clair, PA (I-81 x124 A-B) – Filled Thank you Barb
60 miles, 1 hour
Depart 10:25 am Arrive: 11:25 am
Leg 11
Frackville/St. Clair (I-81 x124 A-B), PA-Scranton, PA – Filled Thank you Sarah
60 miles, 1 hour 5 minutes
Depart: 11:40 am Arrive 12:45 pm
Leg 12
Scranton, PA-Binghamton, NY – Filled, Thank you Gigi
65 miles, 1 hour 5 minutes
Depart: 1:00pm Arrive 2:05 pm
Leg 13
Binghamton, NY-Syracuse, NY I-81 x 18 - Filled, Thank you Marsha
77 miles, 1 hour 10 minutes
Depart: 2:20 pm Arrive 3:30 pm
Leg 14
Syracuse, NY – Utica, NY (via I-90) – Filled by Foster Mom
45 Miles, 45 minutes
Depart 3:45 pm Arrive 4:30 pm
Transport Complete!
