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Protect the Fringe (How to Donate

The Fringe is a charity and it needs your help!

The Fringe does not earn money from show tickets and the one-time Membership fee covers less than 6% of the festival’s cost. With the heavy costs of COVID-19, this will be the Fringe’s leanest year yet.

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So how can we help the Fringe Close the Gap?

Ways to Donate:

Make a gift online at vancouverfringe.com/ donate OR via canadahelps.org. Do you struggle to remember when to donate? Go reminder-free by joining our “Commitment Club” of monthly donors. Sign up by emailing chelsey@vancouverfringe.com to get sweet insider perks! Send an e-transfer to our Finance Manager at accountant@vancouverfringe.com and shoot her an email with the answer to your question and contact information. Mail a cheque to Box 203 - 1398 Cartwright Street, Vancouver, BC V6H 3R8. Top up your ticket purchase online or at the door with a donation.

Tax receipts will be provided for donations of $25 or more.

Questions about donating? Contact our Director of Sponsorship and Development, Chelsey Stuyt, at 604.257.0350 ex. 107 OR chelsey@vancouverfringe.com.

Other Ways To Help:

Volunteer! We need volunteers during the Festival and year-round. Visit vancouverfringe. com/volunteer to sign up. Hold a Facebook fundraiser for the Fringe. Ask Chelsey for more information. Ask if your workplace will match your volunteer hours with a corporate gift. In or out of costume, Davey Calderon (left) and June Fukumura (right) are vibrant artists in Vancouver’s theatre community. Photo by Sarah McNeil.

Photo by Al Ricard.

Your donations support artist opportunities, such as the Fringe New Play Prize and Cultchivating the Fringe Award, won by Mx in 2019. Photo by Al Ricard.

Theatre for Everyone means supporting emerging artists, showcasing groundbreaking work, making theatre accessible, and growing a community of people who participate and share in the theatre experience. All while having a heck of a good time. Thank you for making it possible!

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