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Who? Erin Blank has been performing
since 1979, when she made her first
costume out of an old shag rug that once lined her bedroom floor.
Through trial and error, as well as meeting literally thousands of
mascots and costume makers, Erin has developed light-weight, washable,
charismatic and affordable costumes for her clients.In addition, her professional experience - from minor league baseball, hockey and soccer to the NHL, MLB and World Cup - is a plethora of information and insight into the fuzzy, fun world of mascots.
She is a regular contributor to Universal Cheerleaders Association's Varsity.com site, and her expertise was called upon by both UCA and NCA when re-designing their mascot training handbooks.
Erin has also been featured in newspapers across the country, including ESPN the Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, Orlando Sentinel, Minneapolis Star, and San Francisco Chronicle. NBC's John Walsh Show offered Erin's exploits as a "Dream Job for Women", and the motion picture documentary, "Behind the Mascot" followed Erin's final professional season as a mascot. (Erin's Resume)
What? Keystone Mascots provides more than a costume, it provides assistance to help you make your mascot a marketing tool.
Where? Keystone Mascots is located right in the heart of Amish Country- Lancaster, Pa. This offers strategic access to the Eastern Seaboard and all the resources available in those cities.
When? Keystone Mascots evolved from "CharisMascots" back in 1993. However, Erin's first costume commission came in 1987, while she was in college.
Why? Erin's passion for developing mascot programs evolved for a few different reasons. When she started there was little structure to what she could or couldn't do. Her high school mascot was a Comet, which had to be custom-designed. Because of the informality of training and advice Erin started MascotNet in 1996 - a purely non-commercial site for performers and advisors so other mascots wouldn't have to take so many lumps!