Holmes New Mascot Costume (Phase 2 Making The Purchase)

                                                                                              Current Mascot

At Holmes we are very proud to be the hedgehogs! Our mascot "Hedgie" the hedgehog is used for numerous school activities, and events: Trunk or treat, family dance, end of quarter celebrations, open house, graduations, assemblies, and more. In this updated second donation phase we are hoping to partner with The Loonie Times Custom Mascot Company in order to purchase a new mascot costume that is made based on our school logo and licensed as our own community and school character. We are seeking $6,230.00 plus cost reimbursement. This will cover our new mascot suit, a storage bag, and rechargeable battery pack for the cooling system. 

Why does Holmes need a new mascot costume?

For safety and greater community connection "Hedgie" could really use an update. Our present mascot costume does not actually come from our school logo, but is based on a European mascot known as Harold the Hedgehog. So while he is a hedgehog there really is not any other unique connection to the Holmes elementary community as the suit is not our own character. While most mascot designs integrate sight through the mouth and eyes of the character suit our current mascot uses only quarter sized holes through the eyes meaning that vision is extremely limited for staff who wear the suit. Staff in the suit need to be guided by another staff member by the hand to be able to move around safely. Current materials are also bulky and heavy. The current suit also has broken battery/electric equipment inside making the suit harder to wear. The current suit requires dry cleaning for the outfit rather than cheaper cleaning methods. The current shoes for the character are also slippers with fabric bottoms making the outdoor use of the mascot harder on the suit as a whole. Also because we do not have an actual character through licensing finding a replacement suit, or making any fixes to the current suit is difficult. Through Loonie Times our PTO will also have the opportunity, if desired, to purchase and sell plush toy versions of our new mascot as a fundraiser as well. Updating Hedgie will make him more safe,  and will connect him more to our community and students

(Current School Logo and European character Harold the Hedgehog that our current mascot suit is based off of)

So excited to announce that we have  the art work design  for the updated "Hedgie" mascot suit! We have switched companies to Loonie Times Custom Mascots which gave us a quote for a suit that is more than $2,000 cheaper, and has the option for us to order and make a fundraiser out of plushies of our new mascot too!