#BettyWhiteChallenge: Fans to honour TV icon with animal rescue donations
Global News
Planned for her 100th birthday on Jan. 17, it's a challenge that will help out one of Betty White's biggest passions: helping animals.
If there’s anything the late Betty White loved as much a making people laugh, it was surely animals.
The late actor was known for her advocacy for animal causes and spent much of her time raising money for animal shelters and animal rights organizations.
White, the last remaining Golden Girl and a comedic legend, died last Friday morning, just a few weeks shy of her 100th birthday.
As a way to honour her legacy and love for animals, the #BettyWhiteChallenge has begun trending on social media, urging her fans to donate $5 or more to their local animal shelter or rescue on Jan. 17 – what would have been the actor’s centennial birthday celebration.
“Make her 100th birthday the movement she deserves,” the viral post reads.
Animal rescue organizations are getting behind the idea, sharing their own posts to encourage White fans to donate.
