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 was so generously matched by Flawless board member, Robin Janis who has pledged to match the same gift again for this holiday season.
• Celebrated children’s mental health week at our third annual Perfection Party at Le Cirque in NYC.
• Trained 350 mental health professionals, parents and educators in Collaborative Problem Solving with Dr. Ablon of Mass. General bringing our total trained in NYC to 850 people in less than two years.
• Published regular Huffington Post blogs about wellness and compassion which were read by thousands of people.
• Witnessed hope for mankind to be free of brain disease through the inspiring work of Patrick Kennedy and Garen Staglin at the One Mind for Research Gala in LA with Tom Hanks, Glenn Close, and General (Ret.) Peter Chiarelli.
• Spread the Flawless message of compassion and prevention through our videos that were viewed by thousands of people. Stay tuned to Flawless TV for a new interview with Pete Earley, author of “Crazy” and Elyn Saks.
• Joined the national conversation at the Rosalynn Carter Symposium for Mental Health Policy. The critical topic for this year was Beyond Stigma: Advancing the Social Inclusion of People with Mental Illness.
• Sponsored the Yoga Service Council Conference at Omega Institute and the East Coast training of the Niroga Institute.
• Joined the Board of Directors of the Saks Institute for Mental Health Law, Policy, and Ethics at the USC Gould School of Law where the focus this year is on the criminalization of mental illness.
• Welcomed so many new corporate donors, volunteers, and friends to our Flawless family. We are overwhelmed with gratitude from the love and generosity that shows up for our community at every turn…marathon runners, corporate support, grassroots campaigns, unsolicited gifts through Facebook…the list goes on and on…
Thank you Flawless Heroes and Angels who create life changing miracles with us everyday!
