298: Giving Dogs in Kill-Shelters a Beautiful Home and a New Start — Roman & Jennifer McConn with Project Freedom Ride

Every dog deserves a loving home.

Roman is a young six-year-old boy with a dream and a mission to give shelter dogs new homes. On his fourth birthday, he wanted donations for his birthday so he could help a local dog shelter. Since then, it sparked something magical and he and his mom, Jennifer, started Project Freedom Ride, where they take dogs out of kill-shelters in Texas and place them in loving homes. Find out more about Roman and how it all got started on today’s episode!

Key Takeaways:

[2:45] How did Roman and Jennifer get started with Project Freedom Ride?

[6:40] Roman saved 31 dogs from a Texas kill-shelter in his first transport.

[8:45] How did Roman and Jennifer get into adopting and fostering dogs?

[12:15] What’s the best part about being a part of Project Freedom Ride?

[16:45] How are people finding out about Project Freedom Ride?

[18:55] Roman shares two stories about two special dogs that got rescued.

[23:25] How does Jennifer manage the logistics of transporting the dogs out of kill-shelters?

[27:45] $1 dollar a month can make a huge impact in Roman’s mission and cause.

[29:24] What’s next for Roman and Project Freedom Ride?

[32:15] Jennifer feels she got so lucky by having Roman. He is a doer and is actively making the world a better place.

Mentioned in This Episode:

Giving Back Podcast

Project Freedom Ride on Facebook

Project Freedom Ride on Instagram

 

 

 

 

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