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0% of our $50,000 goal · 0 communities shining
2× Every gift doubled, up to $10,000
Holiday Campaign 2026
Wherever we call home, we share the same sky.
Every year, families from across Ontario come to Hamilton when someone they love needs critical care. This season, communities near and far are coming together to keep them close.
Look up from Niagara Falls or Waterloo, from Thunder Bay or Ottawa. It’s the same sky.
When someone you love is rushed to Hamilton for critical care,
home can suddenly feel very far away.
That’s when community matters most.
Explore our communities
Every community, a source of light
Each star is a community giving to Under One Sky. The brighter the star, the more it has raised, and every line leads home to The Mark Preece Family House.
0 communities shining
Communities where at least two families have stayed since 2022 · % Largest regions in 2025. Source: The Mark Preece Family House.
- The House, Hamilton
- Community star, sized by amount raised
- Waiting for its first light
- Beyond Ontario: every gift from outside the province
Any city or town in Ontario, or anywhere beyond. Not listed? Type it anyway.
Our shared goal
Together, we’ve raised
$0
of our $250,000 goal
0% of the way to dawn
- Communities shining
- 0
- Gifts given
- 0
- Days to go
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Sample data Totals come from the House’s DonorPerfect records.
Community by community
A little friendly competition. One shared sky.
Every gift adds light to a community’s star, and every star makes the whole sky brighter. Cheer on your hometown, then cheer on everyone else.
Still waiting for their first light
Give a little light for your communityEach gift counts toward the city in the donor’s address. The campaign total also includes gifts from other places, businesses and events.
Tribute stars
A star for someone special
Give a little light in honour of someone you love or in memory of someone you miss, and their name becomes a star in the House constellation. A thoughtful teacher’s gift, a gift in lieu of presents, or a way to remember.
Why your support matters
When someone you love is in critical care, distance becomes the hardest part.
Hamilton General Hospital is a regional centre for critical care, trauma services, the burn unit, cardiac surgery and neurosciences. When a medical crisis brings a family here, home may be hours away.
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Steps from the bedside
The House is just steps from Hamilton General and welcomes families whose loved ones are receiving care at hospitals throughout Hamilton, including St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, Juravinski Hospital, McMaster Children’s Hospital, St. Peter’s Hospital and all local hospices.
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A home away from home
A safe, comfortable and affordable place to rest, share a meal and be together, so families can focus on what matters most: being close to the person they love.
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Made possible by community
As a registered charity, the House receives no government funding. Every stay is made possible by donors, volunteers and community partners.
Your support in 2025
- 8,760
- nights of comfort provided
- 702
- families served
- 2011
- welcoming families since
- 100%
- community funded
Where our families come from
Since 2022, families from at least 250 communities have stayed at the House. In 2025, this is where they came from:
Figures in this section are published by The Mark Preece Family House (markpreecehouse.ca, 2025). Please confirm before launch.
Matching gift Sample data
Your gift, doubled
Thanks to a generous local family, every gift to Under One Sky is matched dollar for dollar, up to a total of $10,000.
Give $50, and $100 reaches families at the House.
Give a little light
Help a family stay close
this holiday season
Your gift helps provide a warm, affordable place to stay, steps from a loved one’s bedside, for families from every corner of Ontario.
2× Every gift is matched dollar for dollar.
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Prefer to give by cheque? Make it payable to “The Mark Preece Family House” and mail it to 191 Barton Street East, Hamilton, ON L8L 2W7.
Lights of the season
Thank you for shining
Every name here is a light someone added to the sky this season. Donors choose whether they’re thanked by name.
Wherever you are tonight, look up.
Somewhere under the same sky, a family is keeping watch beside someone they love. Thank you for helping them stay close.
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Concept prototype
A holiday campaign concept prepared by EB Media for The Mark Preece Family House.
The House’s mission, photography and 2025 figures come from markpreecehouse.ca (retrieved October 22, 2026). Campaign totals, communities and donor names are fictional, and anything marked Sample data or Placeholder is illustrative. No donations are processed on this page.