Theatre Cares Vancouver has raised $30,000 this year for various charities in the city.

The sum raised from this volunteer-based organization will directly support AIDS Vancouver, Positive Living BC, the Actors’ Fund of Canada, the Performing Arts Lodge, and the Stephen Lewis Foundation.

In a press statement, Theatre Cares addresses the generosity of theatre patrons from both large and small theatre companies, especially from The Arts Club Theatre and Bard on the Beach.

Theatre Cares has been uniting Vancouver’s performing arts community to raise funds and awareness for HIV/AIDS relief and other worthy causes since 1991.