Blowie's All-Star Reading Program is open to all students inside Lexington County, grades kindergarten through fifth. Complete the following form to enroll your school in the 2024 Blowie's All-Star Reading Program.
Once you complete this form, a member of our staff will reach out to confirm your enrollment in the program and assign your game date. Our staff member also will provide information to assist with the program.
Blowie's All-Star Reading Program is FREE and all schools in Lexington County are encouraged to participate. Homeschooled students are also welcome to participate.
For any questions regarding Blowie's All-Star Reading Program, call our front office at (803) 254-3474 or email [email protected].
Blowie's All-Star Reading Program:
Read 1 book = 1 ticket to a Blowfish home game
Read 2 books = 2 tickets to a Blowfish home game
Read 3 books = participate in an on-field reading program parade
Read 4 books = a free Blowie Snowie shaved ice
How To Participate:
1. Contact the Blowfish
- • Review the below material.
- • Call/Email the Blowfish with any questions.
2. Sign Up
- • Sign up online by filling out the form near the bottom of this page (a Blowfish representative will contact you after receiving the form).
- • Click here to download the information packet for the reading program, which provides more detailed information for teachers, librarians and parents.
3. Review Program Requirements
- • Blowie's All-Star Reading Program is divided into four sections, representing a "base" on the baseball diamond. Once students complete a book, they will advance to the next base! The goal is to hit a "home run" by the end of the designated time frame set by the teacher, librarians or media specialists.
- • Each base the student completes comes with a prize from Blowie the Blowfish.
4. Track Student Progress
- • Teachers will track the progress of their students. Parents are also encouraged to help track their child's progress.
- • All students will be provided with a printable tracker which can be filled out to keep up with reading progress.
- • Click here to download the PDF tracker.
5. Complete the Program
- • Once the student has completed requirements for 1st base, 2nd base, 3rd base and hit a "home run", parents will click on the "Reading Log Button" and fill out the form. A QR code is available on each student's reading tracker which directs you to the online reading log.
- • After the student's reading log has been submitted, parents will receive an email with a link and a code for two complimentary tickets.
- • Completed Reading Logs must be submitted prior to the program's deadline on end of day Friday, April 26.
6. Get Your Tickets
- • Once you have received the code, you will visit the link in the email.
- • Click 'Get Tickets' and then put in the unique offer code and hit 'Submit'.
- • Next, select the number of "Reading Program Reward" tickets (2).
- • You can add on more General Admission tickets to your order if needed, at $6.50 each.
- • Tickets will be emailed directly to the person with the unique offer code from Etix.
7. Get Your Blowie Snowie
- • Students who fulfill the requirements of the Reading Program should bring their reading tracker to the game to use as a voucher for a Blowie Snowie as well.
Sign up for Blowie's All-Star Reading Program
Frequently Asked Questions:
Blowie's All-Star Reading Program is completely free of charge for teachers and students. The Blowfish will provide you with all requisite materials.
You can fill out the form on this page or contact our front office at (803) 254-3474 or [email protected]. Once the enrollment form is completed, your school's game date will be sent to you along with the resources for requisite materials.
Click here to download the information packet.
For Blowie's All-Star Reading Program, students only need to read four appropriate-level books to hit a "home run" and complete the program. This program can work along with your current reading program, if you desire.
The Blowfish will provide each school with a PDF copy of Blowie's All-Star Reading Program tracker where students can track their progress throughout the program.
Once a student has completed the reading requirements, parents and/or guardians can use the QR code at the bottom of the reading program tracker to visit the Blowfish website and submit the log online. This will then trigger a return email within the next two business days of instructions on how to obtain rewards, including complimentary tickets to the student's assigned game.
Parents/guardians may also purchase up to four additional tickets for $6.50. If families larger than six need more tickets, they must call the Blowfish front office at (803) 254-3474 to confirm availability and secure seats.
Reading Program Reward Tickets are for our General Admission area. Therefore, we cannot guarantee that schools or classes will sit together. General Admission seating is open even though the tickets will be numbered with row and seat numbers.
Anyone with General Admission tickets can sit in the bleachers down the left-field line, stand on the drink rail around the 100-level concourse, sit in the Left-Field Lounge or sit on Home Run Hill beyond the left-field fence.
Seating is first come, first serve.
Currently, we do not upgrade tickets for the Reading Program. If you would prefer to buy tickets in the Field Box or Reserved Grandstand for your school's night, you can visit our ticket page and purchase single-game tickets at $9.50 each.
If you request Blowie the Blowfish to appear at your school on the enrollment form, our mascot coordinator will be in touch to work out availability. Please keep in mind that we are working with multiple schools and only one Blowie the Blowfish.
After submitting your request, you should receive an email within five business days from our mascot coordinator confirming your Blowie appearance. If you do not receive an email, please call our front office at (803) 254-3474.
No. Offers are only valid on your child's assigned date through their school. Educators are responsible for communicating all information to parents/families about the assigned date.
If a student is wanting to participate in one of the Blowfish on-field reading parades, they must be at the game and lined up by the gate next to the third-base dugout (close to the left-field bleachers) no later than 6:30 p.m. on the night of your assigned game.
After completing the reading program, students are asked to hold on to a physical copy of their reading tracker to bring to their assigned game. At the game, they can turn them in for one Blowie Snowie at the designated area.
Parking is available across the street from Lexington County Baseball Stadium for $3 per vehicle. The lots open at 5:30 p.m. for a 7:05 p.m. game.
The deadline to submit completed Reading Logs and receive tickets is Friday, April 26 by end of day.