From FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth · Dionne Anglin · · 1m 10s
Fort Worth youth sports club rebuilding after devastating fire
The Hallmark Eagles lost their field, equipment, and concession stand to a fire and need help rebuilding before their homecoming game.
In brief
The Hallmark Eagles lost their field, equipment, and concession stand to a fire and need help rebuilding before their homecoming game. The Hallmark Eagles, Fort Worth's longest-running youth sports club, needs donations and volunteers to rebuild after a fire destroyed their facilities. Originally reported by FOX 4…
Fire destroys youth sports facilities
The Hallmark Eagles lost their field, concessions stand, scoreboard, mower, inflatable tunnel, and field markers in a fire.
Fort Worth's longest running club
The nonprofit has served socioeconomically disadvantaged families since the late 1960s, offering football and cheerleading.
NFL players got their start here
Arizona Cardinals linebacker Baron Browning and former Atlanta Falcons running back Jase McLellan both played youth football with Hallmark.
Fire may have started accidentally
The fire department thinks it might have started in a trash can. Clothes were found inside, suggesting a homeless person may have been staying there.
“From what the fire department was saying they think, they weren't sure how it started, but he thought it might've started in a trash can.”
Racing to rebuild by October 3
The club needs volunteers to cut weeds, replace stands, paint, and clear debris before their homecoming game. A GoFundMe is accepting donations.
What matters most
The Hallmark Eagles, Fort Worth's longest-running youth sports club, needs donations and volunteers to rebuild after a fire destroyed their facilities.
