Fort Hood REALTORS host public kickball fundraiser tournament in Killeen

Fort Hood Area Association of REALTORS brought its community kickball fundraiser to Lions Club Park in Killeen on Saturday, July 11, with bracket-style play set to start at 9:00 AM and run through a 3:00 PM window. The public invitation mattered as much as the tournament format: this was built to draw more than association regulars, using an easy-to-follow sport to pull in families, neighbors, and casual spectators.

That is why kickball fits the fundraising brief so well. The game needs little explanation, the action moves quickly, and a bracket format gives the day a clear competitive spine. In a sport where almost anyone can read the play in real time, public turnout becomes part of the fundraiser itself. More people on the sidelines, more teams on the field, and more conversation around the park all serve the same goal: converting a summer sports day into support for the association’s effort.

FHAAR labeled the event its “July Kickball Tournament Fundraiser (Event:26KBALL)” and scheduled it as a six-hour block from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The association describes its membership as a family of more than 1,000 REALTOR members, affiliates, and staff, so the tournament also fit neatly into a larger calendar of networking and member activity. Rather than a closed professional gathering, the fundraiser was framed as an open, public event with enough structure to feel organized and enough casual appeal to invite outside participation.

Lions Club Park was the right setting for that mix. City of Killeen recreation programming already uses the park’s multipurpose fields for adult co-ed kickball for ages 16 and up, and the city has also offered youth kickball there. The park’s 1.4-mile hike-and-bike trail, pavilions, and amphitheater make it one of Killeen’s most flexible public gathering spots, and Killeen Parks & Recreation handles facility reservations on a first-come, first-serve basis.

That existing sports footprint helps explain the choice of venue. Kickball already has a home at Lions Club Park, and FHAAR leaned into that familiarity for a fundraiser that depended on participation, visibility, and an easy entry point for the public. The result was a tournament that used the sport’s simplicity to turn a Saturday morning into a community draw.