{"id":398560,"date":"2026-07-14T23:30:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T23:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/398560\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T23:30:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T23:30:08","slug":"san-diego-county-honors-charlotte-doering-day-as-teen-donates-3-5k-to-humane-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/398560\/","title":{"rendered":"San Diego County honors ‘Charlotte Doering Day’ as teen donates $3.5K to Humane Society"},"content":{"rendered":"

Charlotte Doering, a dedicated teen raised $3,576.78 for the San Diego Humane Society through her No Paws Left Behind campaign.<\/p>\n

ESCONDIDO, Calif. \u2014 Charlotte Doering, a 14-year-old with a big heart and a commitment to community service, is making waves in San Diego. The teenager, who serves as the International United Miss West Coast Junior Teen, presented a generous donation of $3,576.78 to the San Diego Humane Society.<\/a> Charlotte raised the funds through her community service campaign, No Paws Left Behind, which encourages recycling for a cause.<\/p>\n

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Charlotte arrived at the San Diego Humane Society loaded with blankets and toys for the animals. \u201cThese are all blankets, all different kinds, so the animals can lay on them,\u201d she explained, highlighting her dedicated efforts to improve the lives of furry friends. Over the past two years, she collected thousands of cans and bottles as a fundraising initiative, amassing over 400 hours of community service. \u201cIt is so heartwarming to see a teenager want to give back to the community,\u201d remarked Nina Thompson from the Humane Society.<\/p>\n

The office of San Diego County Supervisor Joel Anderson honored Charlotte for her exemplary work, by creating Charlotte Doering Day. During the proclamation presentation, office representative Lucy Bennett honored the teen’s kindness, stating, “We do hereby proclaim this 23rd day of June, 2026 as Charlotte Doering Day.”<\/p>\n

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Charlotte’s mother, Dawn Doering, shared that narrowing Charlotte’s focus to animal welfare proved challenging as her daughter wanted to address various causes. \u201cShe wanted to get dresses for the Princess Project because no girl should be unable to attend prom due to a lack of a dress,\u201d Dawn noted.<\/p>\n

Looking to shift perceptions about beauty pageants, Charlotte emphasized that they are not just about appearance but about empowering girls, saying, \u201cThey used to be about beauty but now it’s about empowering girls and giving them the confidence to speak on stage.\u201d<\/p>\n

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On the same day, Marc Schaefer from the office of Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones presented Charlotte with yet another award. \u201cYour kindness, integrity and positive example reflect a strong commitment to helping others, said Schaefer while presenting a second proclamation.<\/p>\n

RELATED: ‘Foster Pet Parents’ open home to kittens, guinea pigs and squirrels.<\/a><\/p>\n

Soon, Charlotte hopes to inspire others, especially younger kids, to take action in their communities. She aims to become a financial planner one day, influenced by her father. For those interested in volunteering at the San Diego Humane Society, Charlotte encourages visiting the organization’s website for more information by\u00a0clicking here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Charlotte Doering, a dedicated teen raised $3,576.78 for the San Diego Humane Society through her No Paws Left…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":398561,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[74,76,75],"class_list":["post-398560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398560","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=398560"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398560\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/398561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=398560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=398560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=398560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}