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Testimonials About Amazing Jeffo
"Thank you Amazing Jeffo so much you were so much you rocked happy Ester. Sorry if you not her to show it agina."Kailey, 1st grade
"Thank you! Wow! That was awesome. You really got a laugh out of us. I hope you come again."
"Thank yoy. I hop you can cume bak son Amazing Jeffo. I like your magik triks."
Anna, 2nd grade
"Dear Amazing Jeffo! Thak you for coming to the day care and showing everone your amazing magic. It was geart but I wasn't here. I missest the whole magic show. I feel realybecause I like when people show how to do magic. I get exicted."
Leon, 2nd grade
"Do you like being blind?"
Dayton, 3rd grade
"Thank you Amazing Jeffo. May you give happy years of magic to all. Oh and my family bisniss is taxpayers and your taxes are due! Just kidding. Ha-ha."
"I liked the interaction you had with the kids. They really loved all of it."
Chelsie Lind, Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Faribault MN 507-331-2276
"The best part of your program is your message of perseverance and not letting a disability prevent you from doing what you do. It was great and then some!"
Mary Beth Plaschko, Northview Elementary PTA, Eagan MN 651-683-6820
Your show conveyed to me "I am an energetic, alive, faith-filled person. Look what I can do - What disability? This is who I am!"
Carole Zempel, Transfiguration Catholic Church, Oakdale MN 651-501-2204
"Loved your interaction with the audience, your HUMOR and quick wit. We're still asking "How did he do that??" You truly are the Amazing Jeffo!!"
Linda Gorr, All Seasons Wild Bird Store, Eagan MN 651-459-0084
"Liked best Jeff's humor and positive message about overcoming the hang ups about disabilities. Beyond expectations!"
Jodi Homstad, Cub Scout Pack 132, Mpls. 612-781-2896
"Jeff is an excellent illusionist and had a great connection with our kids."
Jay Ludwig, City Hill Fellowship, Eden Prarie 952-941-7291
"I like Jeff's Bible references that were sprinkled throughout the show - Show was better than expected."
Peggy Rollins, Resurrection Lutheran, Woodbury 651-730-1000
"I liked best the jokes and pure entertainment. It was fun!"
Stephanie Huss, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, Extended Day After School, St. Paul 651-696-1567
"It was very entertaining, even for the adults."
Mary Hough, Cub Scout Pack 79, S. St. Paul MN 651-552-5982
"Great humor, great message. It was all great. Better than expected."
Jeff Dougherty, Aquarius Water Conditioning Inc., Oakdale MN 651-777-0448
"I really enjoyed your sense of humor blended with your magic. The kids loved it all. It was exactly what we wanted."
Dan Daly, Cub Scout Pack 406, Coon Rapids MN 612-790-3842
"Thanks again for attending my son's birthday party on Saturday. The kids really enjoyed your program (as did the adults). My son has been playing with his magic trick set ever since you left - just loves it - so thank you for that too."
Jennifer Levenhagen, Woodbury, MN, 612-803-9380
"We loved your personal touch. Many asked for your business cards. Thanks again!"
Lou Pilney, 50th Anniversary Party, Eagan, MN, 651-686-4835
"It was truly amazing! Everyone was asking, "How did he do that?" More than what we could have expected."
Mary Ann Doyle, Seniors' Group, Rosemount, MN, 651-344-2722
"I appreciated how your program involved the kids. Very humorous! Your message gave me - and hopefully the rest of the audience food for thought."
Barbara Walhood, St. Alphonsus Church, Brooklyn Center, MN, 763-503-3340
"The children were very interested. You gave a positive message without them even realizing it. It was great!"
Lisa Pinke, Chaska Club Care, Chanhassen, MN, 952-556-6226
"Humorous. Nice exposure to diversity. Tone appropriate for the little ones."
Becky Maki, Pine City, ECFE Fallfest, Pine City, MN, 320-629-7331
"A great show for the kids and parents as well. Enjoyed it all - the magic, the jokes and a good message for all! A great sense of humor!! I'll be sure to pass out your cards."
Holly Jenkins, Northview Elementary, Eagan, MN, 651-454-8053
"I like the way Jeff held the interest of everyone - used the kids in tricks - liked Biblical theme."
Mrs. Engebretson, Our Father's Lutheran Women's Ministry, Buffalo, MN, 763-477-6300
"Funny, well done for children, good tricks, involved the audience - adults and girls. Great show! I will recommend you."
Doreen Gloede, Dakota Service Unit, Girl Scouts, Eagan, MN, 651-688-6450
"Liked the humor, involvement of the audience and messages. More than expected."
Shari Selensky, St. Stephen Church, St. Joseph, MN, 320-251-5066, 320-251-1520
"Liked the message of overcoming challenges and to know that people with disabilities are like everyone else. The jokes were great!"
Mike McCormick, Cub Scout Pack 427, Minnetrista, MN, 612-669-9061
"Colorful tricks. The message about Jesus was wonderful. Absolutely use me as a reference."
Sandra Altendorfer, North Emanuel Lutheran Church, St. Paul, MN, 651-489-0623
"We enjoyed having you visit our library yesterday! Both programs were lots of fun for kids and filled with lots of humor."
Maureen, Austin Public Library, Austin
"You are truly gifted. Your ministry touches so many people, children and adults alike, with a very faith based Christian message. Thanks again for coming to Calvary Church."
Russ Abrahamson, Calvary United Methodist Church, Shakopee, 952-445-2722
"Jeff's interaction with both kids and adults was great - It held there attention. Everything was great - very organized."
Kathy Soucy, Director, Richfield Fun Club, 612-866-6400
"His message and magic were great. He was wonderful and the children loved him."
Paula Jessap, Goddard Preschool, Chanhassen MN 55317, 952-934-3221
"Greetings. We spoke last night following your performance at Cross of Glory. As I mentioned last night, I first caught your performance at Minnehaha Academy about 10 years ago. This time, I enjoyed watching my own three children taking in your show. I love your style!
I want to thank you for the impact you have. I appreciate the different messages you provide, from the price Christ paid for our salvation to moving away from disabilities to abilities. My daughter (in the audience last night) wears two prosthetic legs and I have worked with folks with developmental and physical challenges so I am a big proponent of focusing on abilities. Thanks for your message and impact; hope we "see" each other again!"
My best,
Lonny Evans, Director of Admissions, Chapel Hill Academy, Chanhassen, MN 55317
"I just wanted to thank you again for the wonderful show for the first graders at our school on Valentine's day. My son came home very excited, he talked about the show for hours, describing all tricks to my husband. He was especially impressed by the pages of the book you flipped, that went from colored to black and white to empty and back. The next day at school I asked several kids what trick they liked best and the favorites where superman, the invisible scarf, the flowers and (of course) the underwear trick. There were several kids that were not convinced that you were really blind, they had the wildest theories about how you may have painted your pupils to fool us. They just could not believe that you could do all these things without being able to see. Your show was full of amazing tricks, and also very funny! The boy posing as superboy was hilarious! I also liked the joke about the sunglasses! I am especially impressed by the way you connected with the audience, how you knew that children were raising their hands, and so on. Several parents thanked me for bringing such a wonderful performer to the school. I will for sure recommend you to everyone who is considering getting a magician for an event. Your good attitude and energy are truly an inspiration, and your show was great!"
School in Eden Prairie, MN
"Thank you for your wonderful performance. It was entertaining for not only our children, but for us parents as well. As a school psychologist by day, I work almost entirely with children in special education. I am always thrilled to see people with disabilities not only be successful, but to also educate those not fortunate enough to know just how capable a person with a disability can be. Thank you and good luck with what appears to be a rewarding career."
Chris Belmont, Cub Scout Pack 211, Treasurer, Sartell, MN
"Jeff - Your show was wonderful. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed it and was still talking about it days later. You have a very quick wit and put people at ease right away. It was a pleasure meeting you. Thanks again for a great show!"
Diane McLane, Lakeside Point Senior Committee Chairperson, Eagan, MN 651-455-6956
"We were very pleased with what you so graciously shared with us - the Christian witness clearly of God's grace through faith in Jesus. Even more than expected! - The audience participation was great!"
Pastor David Frederickson, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Plainview, MN, phone: 507-534-3700
"I just want to let you know how well received you were at our Christmas party. So many people came up to me today to say how much they and their children enjoyed your show. (I hope you get quite a few parties booked from this exposure)
As discussed, please contact me about any future products you have developed for
corporate awareness events. I think your approach is wonderful."
Janet Raycraft, HR, Lockheed Martin, work phone: 651-456-4391
"A great repertoire. Really able to connect with an audience. I know I will have Jeff back. Anytime folks ask me for a good magician, I recommend Jeff."
"Jeff always draws a big audience and he keeps the pace of his show quick, keeping the audience involved and, of course, always entertained."
Chris Madsen, Events Manager, Children's Museum, St. Paul, MN
"We liked best your message and modeling of; No matter how big the challenge, never give up."
Julia Jaakola, Anoka, MN, 8 Year Old's Birthday Party
"On behalf of everyone who attended your rousing shows today, I'd like to say a huge "THANKS!" Your performances were just outstanding! I have no doubt you've inspired many a young magician-to-be in Faribault today! Thank you too for reminding us of our own talents and abilities through your courageous and talented example. We'd love to have you back again sometime! Thanks for helping our summer to be so "magical"!"
Kathleen Ahern, Buckham Memorial Library, Faribault, MN
"I thought you did a wonderful job teaching important Biblical messages in a memorable way. We won't soon forget that we all have a gift from God to use and share."
David Knox, Pastor, West Union Lutheran, Carver, MN
"The Amazing Jeffo provides proof positive that a sense of humor and a sense of self-worth can more than make up for the loss of the sense of vision. For many of us, the magical part of his act wasn't the tricks and the gags. It was watching him perform so effortlessly and easily. His warmth and sense of humor help underscore the real message: You can overcome adversity and make significant contributions to your self and your community."
"Keeping Up" (A publication of the Minnesota Recreation and Parks Association)
"A variety of magic, humor, and inspiration about disabilities. Jeffo's programs kept all ages engaged."
Deb Odell, Counselor, Edinbrook Elementary, Brooklyn Park, MN
"It was beyond expectations; jokes, tricks, personality, sense of humor, attitude, - everything!"
Karen Koethe, Tender Time Learning Center, Maple Grove, MN
"Mr. Smith was fantastic. Wonderful sense of humor, very quick witted and had a sound message."
Karen Leistico, St. Paul's Lutheran, Hanover, MN
"The audience really enjoyed the humor and getting some time to laugh."
Jennifer Willette, Dakota County Dept. of Employment and Economic Assistance
"Enclosed is a check for $100 as an additional tip to show my appreciation for making our company picnic a huge success. You far exceeded my expectations in presenting a show that was entertaining for all ages.
The humor you brought into the show was great. The way you involved the audience made it especially fun and of course the magic tricks were amazing for all ages. Thank you!!"
Debbie Stang, Director of Employee Services, Midcontinent Media, Inc., Mpls., MN
"Combination of humor and illusion was great. The spiritual content was great. You are a walking testimony of how god can use us if we let him, even with big obstacles like blindness. Thank you for your testimony - We were blessed!"
Jan Carlson, Cross of Glory, Hopkins, MN
An Old Dog Learned A New Trick
Jon Alexander
Director of Operations, Kaposia, inc.
A couple of weeks ago, I went to an Ice Cream Social for the individuals supported by our Kaposia Hennepin services. As the event happened in the evening I had to juggle a couple of family responsibilities. My older son, David had a Little League baseball game and my wife had to work, so I brought my younger son, Ben (6) with me. Ben likes ice cream, so I figured he would have a good time. When we got there, we realized that there was also entertainment.
The Amazing Jeffo is a magician/comedian/inspirational speaker. As a young adult, Jeff Smith gradually lost his sight and is now blind. He uses his disability as part of his act with jokes like, "Long time, no see," and has the world's biggest set of Nerf binoculars. The Amazing Jeffo of course got the crowd into the act. He first gave our CEO, Jackie Mlynarczyk a device that made a loud noise whenever the jokes weren't too funny. Then he called someone from the crowd to help him with a magic trick. He went on for over an hour, and a good time was had by all.
We unfortunately had to leave before it was over to pick up David from his baseball game. When we got in the car, I told Ben to tell his brother where we had been. Ben told him we went to a party and there were root beer floats.
"What else was there?" I asked.
"Oh, yeah, there was this guy. And he was really funny," Ben said.
"Anything else about him?" I asked.
"Yeah, he did magic tricks and stuff," Ben said.
"And what else about him?" I asked.
"Oh, yeah, he gave this box to Jackie, and she kept pressing the button every time he told a joke. It was really funny," he said.
One more try.
"Ben. Anything else about the guy?"
"Ummm. Yeah, he did this trick where he made these handkerchiefs disappear."
You see, I had been trying to get Ben to say that the Amazing Jeffo was blind. I figured that I could talk with them about how cool it was that the Amazing Jeffo had overcome his disability to become a magician. I could do a little speech about how the Amazing Jeffo was living out his dream. The lesson I learned was that the Amazing Jeffo had already done my work for me. Ben didn't care that the Amazing Jeffo was blind. Ben just thought he was funny, and could do tricks. Ben didn't see the Amazing Jeffo as a blind magician/comedian/inspirational speaker. Ben just saw the Amazing Jeffo for who he was.
At Mount Carmel Family Camp we saw the "Amazing Jeffo" do magic tricks, share the Gospel, make us laugh so hard we nearly lost it, and inspire us with how a person can overcome disabilities and God can do something super with his life. Jeff Smith is blind and has arthritis which has disfigured his hands. Still he manages to do magic tricks very well. I was so impressed with him I took business cards and told our school principal and church about him.
Susan Bonluver, 9/9/04
Dear Jeffo:
We just wanted to write you a note to tell you thanks again for the amazing show you did for the children. We always enjoy your amazing magic and great sense of humor.
You did such a wonderful job tying the magic to the lessons we were learning. We know that it must have taken you a lot of extra time to put it all together because it was a specialized show so we wanted to send you more money than we talked about. We sure hope you are able to use the show again. The curriculum we used was called "Things Hidden" from our church so we will definitely let other backyard Bible club families know about you. It was a great culmination to our week.
Thanks again and may God richly bless you as you spread His Word through magic.
Blessings to you. - Keith and Lona
Dear Amazing Jeffo:
Thank you for being with us for Sunday School today. Your illusions, as usual, were seamlessly performed and you brought us laughs along with spiritual lessons. Our African dad, who was very confused as to why a magician would be brought in to a church, was introduced to a new concept. His children were pleased at the chance to participate. Your lessons were not just spiritual but your ability to function independently through your disabilities was also a powerful lesson for our children who have not seen that from people who struggle with disabilities in their cultures. For children who have suffered much in refugee camps, you gave them a chance to laugh and be amazed in church. Your audience of 25 ranged from 3 to 67 and all were blessed. Thanks again.
Eleane Ekstedt
Elim Covenant Church, Minneapolis
March 5, 2003
Dear Amazing Jeffo:
Thank you for sharing your time and talents with us at Cedar Park last night! The kids loved your slight-of-hand and your jokes. Your magic talents are just frosting on top of a BIG SPECIAL CAKE! Your patience, empathy, kindness, humor, honesty, and insight are the cake layers. You're an incredible gift to the world.
Leigh Johnson and Connie Elvin
ISD 196 Rosemount Community Education
651-457-7300
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