Columbia Fireflies Unveil Team Mascot, Mason
April 8, 2016
Team opened mysterious box at Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital on Thursday
COLUMBIA, SC — The Columbia Fireflies unveiled their team mascot on Thursday, only a few hours before their inaugural game in Charleston against the RiverDogs. The team’s mascot, Mason, came with a one-of-a-kind story and was unveiled in a unique way.
A mysterious box arrived at Spirit Communications Park on Sunday, April 3, just ahead of Fireflies’ Fan Fest. The team wanted to share the box with the community so they brought it to different locations around town over the last few days. The box visited Bojangles’, Edventure Children’s Museum, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and State Credit Union. The Fireflies finally brought the box to Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital this afternoon to open it with the children at the hospital and other members of the community.
Here is Mason’s story:
‘On the outskirts of Columbia, South Carolina, a furry creature of the “Whatsit” family wandered through the forest cold and alone. Late at night, he arrived at Congaree National Park.
What he encountered there amazed him. He saw a synchronized, pulsating glow of separate lights that seemed to beckon him. When he approached one, he realized what he was seeing. He was in the middle of a large group of synchronized fireflies. Surrounded by their warm glow, he knew immediately that this was where he belonged.
The fireflies adopted him as one of their own and over time he earned his wings. The fireflies called him “Mason” because, just as so many of them had found a home in Mason jars, he had found a home with them. With the Columbia Fireflies coming to town, Mason has emerged from his forest home to help bring the joy he found with the fireflies to the entire Midlands region.’
The full video of the unveil can be seen here: https://youtu.be/ZwN5Xg4Odjs
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Opening Night 2016
Opening Night at Spirit Communications Park is April 14 at 7:05pm against the Greenville Drive (Boston Red Sox). Individual game tickets for the 2016 season are on sale now and begin at $5 for the Bojangles’ Berm, $9 for reserved seats, and $10 for The Palmetto Citizens Federal Credit Union All-Star seats – all subject to availability. The Fireflies are currently taking reservations for season ticket packages, including full season (70 games), half season (35 games), quarter season (17 games) and mini season packages (12 games). For more information on season tickets and to reserve your seats for the inaugural season of Columbia Fireflies baseball, visit ColumbiaFireflies.com, or call 803-726-HITS.
About the Columbia Fireflies
The Columbia Fireflies are the South Atlantic League affiliate of the New York Mets. The Fireflies will play games across the Southeast and mid-Atlantic regions, including against in-state rivals in Charleston and Greenville. The team has partnered with the City of Columbia and Hughes Development to construct Spirit Communications Park, a multi-use outdoor sports and entertainment venue at the center of the BullStreet development. The Columbia Fireflies are owned by Hardball Capital, owners of the Fort Wayne TinCaps of the Midwest League, the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Southern League. For more information visit www.ColumbiaFireflies.com, or follow the Fireflies on Twitter (@ColaFireflies), Facebook (facebook.com/columbiafireflies) and all popular social media sites.
