Love Bigger!

  Janine Francolini, Founder/Executive Director, the Flawless Foundation SOURCE: The Huffington Post “Only in the darkness can you see the stars.” ― Martin Luther King Jr. Dear President Obama, What a week: the one-month anniversary of the tragedy in Newtown, your announcement about plans for mental health reform and gun control, and the inauguration all…

Patrick Kennedy and Garen Staglin at the One Mind for Research Gala in LA with Tom Hanks, Glenn Close, and General (Ret.) Peter Chiarelli

12 Reasons to Celebrate Flawless 2012

We… • Received the most amazing gift of donated office space in Portland, Oregon from our extraordinary corporate sponsors, Carroll Community Development. • Expanded the number of youth served through our yoga programs to 120 students per week in NYC and Portland. • Started 2012 having met our end of year goal of $25k that…

Top 11 of 2011 – Happy New Year!

Whether you are lighting candles, thinking of your 2012 resolutions or welcoming the official beginning of winter with the solstice, this time of year offers a special opportunity to reflect on the past year. We are deeply grateful for the immense growth we have gone through in 2011. Join us as we raise a glass…

How Is Back to School Going??

Well it’s that time of the year again…sharpened pencils, fresh paper, bright pink erasers, the works. All over the country, children are back to school, and we think it’s a great opportunity to remind everyone of what Flawless is all about. For many children, going back to school is exciting; it provides an opportunity to…

Halloween Mask Contest Winner Announced!!!!

Our fearless leader, Janine Francolini has chosen her mask for the Halloween Ball in NYC! A special thank you is due to Tamara Stephenson from Nest for creating and promoting the contest. Also thank you to everyone who posted their favorite masks, there were some beautiful and amazing choices. However, the winner is……………………Dame Lori, Lori…

Janine Francolini, David Ford, Jena LaFlamme, Laju Shah and Anil Amin (owner of Nirvana)

Nirvana was Nirvana!

Flawless thanks to our intern, Brooke Schmidt, who wrote up this blog for us after being the Co-Chair for our Nirvana event in NYC. Check out the details below, and a great snapshot of Brooke and her friend, Liv, helping out. They looked – dare we say – Flawless! On Wednesday, July 20th, an intimate…

Patriotic Citizens

Halfway Home

At Flawless, our mission is to see the perfection in every child – actually it’s to see the perfection in every human being – and to practice and teach compassion. This always starts with a look inward, at ourselves. Where do we see the perfection in people? Where do we need to open our eyes…

Dr. Ablon's interview

A Renaissance Painting

Out of the hundreds of photos of our event in NYC on April 9th, this was my favorites. At first, I didn’t understand why, but after talking about it with a photojournalist friend of mine, I figured it out. Dr. Ablon and I have been working together closely for a few years, and most of…

Perfection Party Thank You

Dear Flawless Friends, What a success! Thanks to all of you who were able to attend and support our second annual Perfection Party this past Saturday. It was a fun, fabulous, and record-setting event for our not-quite-three year old organization. We couldn’t have done it without all of you! With four remarkable honorees, one Honorary…