Flintstones, like all exceptional businesses, is dedicated to giving back to the community that supports us. We do this through special projects, foundations and other good causes we feel passionate about. We take great pride in all projects we have been a part of; this section highlights some of the projects we have completed and community activities we are working on. You can check back at our blog from time to time to see up-to-date projects.
The Queen Alexander Foundation is a charity that raises funds to support children and youth with special needs primarily on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands.
Flintstones was glad to help out this great organization by donating our resources to help rebuild and restore some of their heritage chimneys at the foundation’s headquarters.
Flintstones was involved in a variety of restoration aspects of this heritage building. The Chinese Heritage building has a legacy in Victoria, as one of the oldest heritage style buildings still in the downtown core. We donated materials and labour for this restoration project.
Flintstones donated labour and material and completed the site preparation, clean-up, and materials transportation for a new batting cage for Carnarvon Ball Club at Fireman’s Park in Oak Bay. We undertook the project management and coordinated with other sponsors to make this much-needed upgrade happen!
This holiday season the team at Flintstones sponsored a breakfast at Our Place Society, the community centre that helps the working poor, impoverished elderly, mentally and physically challenged, addicted and the homeless. 10 of our staff volunteered to serve 478 plates of food to those in need! Please consider donating to Our Place Society this holiday season along with us.
Flintstones was instrumental in helping repair several aging aspects of one of Victoria’s most distinguished landmarks, the Christ Cathedral Church. Working on heritage buildings of this magnitude requires the most skilled masons and staff. Blending aged brick with newer brick can be one of the challenges associated with heritage builds like the Christ Cathedral Church.
Flintstones Masonry donated the time, labour and materials required to complete several restoration aspects of the church. For more info about the Christ Cathedral Church, please visit their website.
This was a great cause that we were able to help out on. Sri Chinmoy was an inspirational leader, poet, author, musician, artist, humanitarian, athlete and spiritual teacher — and a glowing example of the boundless positive potential of the human spirit. Flintstones Masonry donated concrete and a complete stone surround to help create a focal point for the plaque. For more information on the Sri Chinmoy Centre, check out their website.
With stone masons from all over the world, we are especially aware of how important heritage and culture are to a community. We were very pleased to assist the Saanich Heritage Foundation by helping to rebuild and restore two aging chimneys at the Dodd house.
The Saanich Heritage Foundation is a registered non-profit society that promotes the preservation, maintenance and restoration of buildings, structures and land located in the Municipality of Saanich that have been designated as Municipal Heritage Sites by the Municipal Council. To find out more, visit the Saanich Heritage Foundation website.
We work with and support local martial arts expert Stan Peterec. Stan has been a member of the Victoria community for a long time, and has even represented Team Canada at the World Savate Championships. What makes Stan unique is that he is the first mixed martial arts fighter to have a career that has spanned more than 5 decades. Black Belt Magazine featured him as one of the top 10 toughest people on the planet!