Farnoush and Sophia enjoy some tasty 'cakes in the Burlington Lobby with Flawless Founder, Janine

Sweetest Thanks!!

A great, big, triple-whipped, sprinkle-covered, buttercream-frosted thank you to everyone who showed their support for Flawless during Cupcake Jones’ 5% Tuesday earlier this week. From lines out the door of the bakery, to cleaning the Burlington lobby out so quickly they had to run out and buy more (residents snatched them up in half-dozen batches…

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…

Gardening at Pioneer School

Two (Green) Thumbs up for Flawless

On Monday afternoon last week, I returned from work sweaty, covered in dirt, with mud under my fingernails and nettles in my hair. My shoes tracked dirt, there were bits of dead leaves stuck to my pants and all sorts of grime on my face, and I feared I’d shake a spider or two out…

An Inspiring Woman’s Birthday Wish

My name is Brooke Schmidt, and I’m thrilled to be a summer intern for the Flawless Foundation. Last week Janine told me about a very special advocate for mental health who would happily share her story to help others. I was so inspired that I reached out to get to know her; I dial a…

And the awards go to…

Dear Flawless Friends, This week has been all about plans for our inspiring panel discussion with our honorees on April 9th. Their beautiful awards are being designed by our board member and artist extraordinaire, Tara Dixon of Gratitude Designs. To have this group of dynamic humanitarians and clinicians together on one panel talking about courage,…

Save the Date for Flawless Foundation Perfection Party

Top Ten in 2010

1. Awarded 2010 Excellence in Special Education Award, NASET’s (National Association of Special Education Teachers) highest organizational honor. 2. Trained thousands of Mental Health Professionals at our Professional Development Conferences. 3. More than 5,500 people viewed our video interview with Dr. Stuart Ablon of Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital. 4. Gave the healing gift of…

ThanksBURSTING!

This year the Flawless Foundation is bursting with thanks for the remarkable support and encouragement that we have received from all of you. We have made amazing progress for a young organization. All that I am about to share is a direct result of your involvement. We are thrilled and thankful to have had the…

Flawless Founder, Janine Francolini sharing a birthday cupcake with her son Ellis

Happy Birthday Flawless by Emily Andrysick

This time two years ago, I was finishing up exams and prepping to go out to Portland and start working with Janine; she’d originally floated the idea past me of nannying, but over one phone conversation had mentioned “this Foundation that I just started…it’s kind of turning into a huge project, so I’ll probably need…

Flawless Founder, Janine Francolini, celebrates all things Flawless

Perfection at the Perfection Party!!

Hello Flawless readers! I’m stepping in for a guest blog because I have quite a bit to say about the fabulous Perfection Party that occurred last month in Manhattan. Many of you might know me, I was the lucky intern for Flawless in Portland last year. Of course I had to step in to my…