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"He was wonderful to work with and made our fundraiser a huge success!" 

— Laura Swanson, Executive Director
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY 

S!DNEY

CHARITY EVENT
ENTERTAINMENT

mentalist Sidney Friedman charity event entertainer

Sidney FRIEDMAN America's. greatest MENTALIST, has a remarkable track record helping charity organizations ACHIEVE and EXCEED their goals when they hire him to perform his show, emcee, and/or train their solicitors.

 

At a reduced fee, FRIEDMAN has appeared at these events for eighteen years with these absolute, positive results:

 

  • INCREASED ATTENDANCE

  • NEW DONORS

  • RETURN OF DONORS WHO LEFT

  • DONORS REACHING DEEPER INTO THEIR POCKETS

  • GREATER EXCITEMENT FOR YOUR CAUSE

  • A FLOWING, RIVETING EVENT

mentalist Sidney Friedman performs charity event entertainment at Service Club Chicago

SERVICE CLUB OF CHICAGO
Gala at the RITZ-CARLTON

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Sidney with Executive Director Jeffrey Feld of the JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER NAPLES, following Sidney's huge success entertaining and delivering their message for 450 people.

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Sidney with World Series winning CHICAGO CUBS manager JOE MADDON at  MADDON's Celebrity Golf Outing benefiting Maddon's RESPECT 90 FOUNDATION.  Sidney performed at this event three years in a row.

five-star reviews

"You were the best, and most participant inclusive entertainer we have ever brought to Naples. You are an amazing Musical Mentalist (my favorite part of your presentation) as well as a FABULOUS intuitive entertainer! I love your timing and humor and spirit. Everyone was truly amazed and 'kvelling' over you. Thank you again."

 

— Karen Deutsch,

campaign chair
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER NAPLES

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mentalist Sidney Friedman on stage for a charity entertainment event

Sidney (kneeling) on stage interacting with the exuberant audience for the OUR PLACE NASHVILLE  benefit. 

some of the
HUNDREDS OF CHARITIES
helped by SIDNEY

  • Munson Health Care

  • Misericordia Family Foundation

  • CHICAGO CUBS manager Joe Maddon's Respect 90 Foundation

  • Food Bank of Corpus Christi

  • CHICAGO BEARS Charles Tillman's CORNERSTONE FOUNDATION

  • SRLC-USA (Shrimad Rajchandra Love and Care)

  • Our Place Nashville

  • The Nora Project

  • Childhood League of Columbus, OH 

  • University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation

  • The Felicia Fund

  • Yachad

  • Essentia Health Foundation, Duluth, MN

  • Selfhelp Home

  • Congregation Beth Shalom, Northbrook, IL

  • Beth Shalom Synagogue, Memphis, TN

  • Camp Simcha

  • Congregation Beth Chaim, NJ

  • Beth Tikvah Congregation

  • Congregation Kol Emeth

  • B'Nei Ruven Synagogue

  • OMNI Youth Services

  • Gabe Miller Foundation

  • Dick Tracy Museum

  • Keshet

  • Macular Degeneration Foundation

  • Service Club of Chicago

  • Lutheran Home

  • Catholic Charities


PLUS, 235 events for Jewish Federations across North America

five-star reviews

"Our expectations were high, and you surpassed them. Your interpersonal skills were an absolute home run with this audience. The way you sat on the stool and chatted with all of us in such a charming way, really made the evening incredibly special. They were thrilled. Everyone sent us notes raving!!" 

 

— Diane Thomas, chairperson
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION

As an example, for one national organization, Jewish Federation, FRIEDMAN has done 235 performances and/or trainings at their events in 16 years with rave reviews in dozens of communities including St. Louis, Tulsa, El Paso, St. Paul, Fort Worth, South Bend, Springfield, Grand Rapids, Calgary, Vancouver, London Ontario, Lehigh Valley, Greater Orange County, Long Beach, Ventura, Monmouth, Austin, Augusta, Atlanta, Pittsburgh, Palm Beach, Dallas, Madison, New Haven, Savannah, Daytona, Jacksonville, Tampa, Volusia Flagler, Boca, Northeast New York, Palm Springs, Naples,  Portland, Orlando, Princeton Mercer Bucks, Flint, Detroit, Ann Arbor, Indianapolis, Chicago, Philadelphia, and dozens more.

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Sidney at the JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER DALLAS where he received yet another standing ovation.

AS SEEN ON

TODAY SHOW on NBC-TV
20/20 on ABC-TV
The Early Show on CBS-TV
THE VIEW on ABC-TV
WGN MORNING NEWS in Chicago
Good Day Chicago on Fox32 Chicago
Windy City Live on ABC-TV in Chicago
Daytime Chicago on WGN-TV in Chicago

Watch videos HERE

"We love Sidney!"
— Hoda Kotb,
TODAY SHOW
"mentalist to the stars"
— Bruce Upbin,
FORBES

"Sidney, you were amazing, and I love how you incorporated our message in such a meaningful way. The benefit was a huge success because of you!"

 

— Carolyn Naifeh
Executive Director

OUR PLACE NASHVILLE

mentalist Sidney Friedman performs virtually for charity event entertainment

And during the COVID lockdown, here's one of dozens of hugely successful ZOOM charity events, this one for the annual campaign of the JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER NEW HAVEN.

five-star reviews

Every GOOGLE
review is 5-STARS.
Read them

HERE

 

mentalist Sidney Friedman 5-star reviews

And every GIGSALAD 

review is 5-stars.

Read them

HERE

another celebrity gala

SIDNEY performed and wowed the guests recently at Chicago Bears legend Charles "Peanut" Tillman's CORNERSTONE FOUNDATION gala at the Hyatt Regency Chrystal Ballroom. (Sidney and Charles are pictured here.)

mentalist Sidney Friedman with Charles Tilman
five-star reviews

"Outstanding, entertaining, mesmerizing, engaging and so much more, only begins to define Sidney's show." 
 

— Drew Staffenberg,

Executive Director
JEWISH FEDERATION OF OCEAN COUNTY

gala for
SRLC-USA

SIDNEY pictured with board member Aarti Shah at the SRLC (Shrimad Rajchandra Love and Care) gala at the Chicago Yacht Club following his performance. 

mentalist Sidney Friedman with corporate client
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