The Hamilton Spectator regularly receives many requests for support from a multitude of people and organizations. Community Partnerships is the process through which we review requests for in-kind advertising, item donations, cash donations, auditorium bookings and the Summer Camp Fund to support or strengthen community initiatives. As much as we would love to sustain every event within the community, we are simply unable to and therefore we request that all interested parties take the time to complete the new on-line application process as a way to determine if your initiative fits with our overall corporate goals and objectives.

How to Apply
Summer Camp Fund Partnership Opportunities
Item Donation or Prize Requests
Hamilton Spectator Auditorium Booking Requests
Tours at The Hamilton Spectator

The Hamilton Spectator’s focus for Community Partnerships will continue to be oriented around three main themes:

• Poverty
• Literacy
• Youth at risk

We appreciate the opportunity to review event sponsorship, marketing and partnership opportunities available in the Burlington, Hamilton, Flamborough, Dundas, Ancaster, Stoney Creek and surrounding communities. Our marketing activity is planned far in advance and we do ask partners to approach us with requests for sponsorships a minimum of three months prior to the event.

With our focus and priorities on poverty, literacy and youth at risk, The Hamilton Spectator will not ordinarily support:

1. Individuals (or requests that directly benefit one person).
2. Programs or initiatives that take place outside of the readership area of The Hamilton Spectator.
3. Golf tournaments.
4. Amateur sports teams or leagues.
5. Organizations that are not open to any member of the community.
6. Political organizations or entities.

How to Apply

1. Click on the Community Partnership On-Line Application site below.
2. You can print a hard copy of your submission by clicking on the Print Form button BEFORE you make your electronic submission.
3. Complete all sections of the application form and make the submission. It will be reviewed and you will have an answer within three weeks.
4. You will receive an email acknowledgement of your submission by the end of the following day.
5. Once we have had a chance to review your submission, we will either contact you to discuss the request and conditions of sponsorship or you will receive a decline notice from us.
6. Please note that due to the high volume of requests that The Hamilton Spectator receives every day for community partnerships, only those that have been submitted through the website will be considered.

Community Partnership On-line Application

Summer Camp Fund Partnership Opportunities

Through The Hamilton Spectator Summer Camp Fund, local underprivileged children are given the opportunity to attend a fun-filled week at summer camp and overcome some of the daily challenges they face in their lives. By providing these youth opportunities, our community will flourish and be stronger for it. Each year, this fund assists more than 1,000 children in Burlington and Hamilton who are living at risk and close to or below the poverty line.

The Summer Camp Fund is an important corporate charity of The Hamilton Spectator and our charity of choice to support.

We are always looking for new corporate or charitable partners to help us raise funds through your special event. The Hamilton Spectator will consider donating the ad space to profile and promote your event should it be approved for partnership. If you have any questions, donations, opportunities or sponsorship requests, please contact Jane Allison through email jallison@thespec.com, phone 905-526-3221 or by fax to 905-526-2470.

For Item Donation or Prize Requests:

The Hamilton Spectator will consider supplying merchandise to local organizations looking to raise money for worthwhile charities, which are oriented to causes that mirror our corporate focus of poverty, literacy and youth at risk. Please use the Community Partnership On-line Application to submit these requests.

Booking Requests for The Hamilton Spectator Auditorium:

One of the ways we offer support for our community is through the use of The Hamilton Spectator Auditorium. The Auditorium is offered as a good will gesture to community groups and Spectator business partners. Community groups and Spectator business partners can book the Auditorium. Please review the auditorium guidelines below to determine if you are able to book the Auditorium.

In order to confirm your date, set-up requirements and that your event needs meet our guidelines, the accompanied booking sheet must be completely filled out within a minimum of 30 days prior to the booking date. Failure to meet this requirement may result in cancellation of your booking. Although we make effort to confirm your booking, internal bookings do take precedence, regardless of how far in advance you have booked. Should you get bumped we would make every effort to contact you as soon as possible.

Auditorium Booking Sheet (PDF)
Auditorium Guidelines

Please send the completed forms to Lindsay Boyle, Marketing Assistant, by fax to 905-526-2470 or by mail to The Hamilton Spectator, 44 Frid Street, Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 3G3.

Thank you for considering a partnership with The Hamilton Spectator.

Tours at The Hamilton Spectator:

The Newspaper is important to our community, and our community is incredibly important to this Newspaper. As The Hamilton Spectator continues to provide partnership, support and award-winning journalism to our community, we invite your group to join us for a tour. See what is involved in putting together the everyday miracle of publishing a newspaper as your group experiences the world of The Hamilton Spectator.

Tours are approximately two hours in duration and are available Monday- Friday. We require a minimum of 10 people and at least two weeks notice. For additional information about the tours and how to schedule your group please contact us by email at tours@thespec.com or by phone 905-526-4631.