The ballgame was launched in 2010 to raise money for the Young Survival Coalition, supporting young adults battling breast cancer.
“Beat cancer, beat Congress!” may be an unfamiliar chant to many, but it sounds like the press team’s version of “Play ball!” to the energetic crowd attending the annual Congressional Women’s Softball Game on Wednesday night.
Not only is there a significant variation in ticket sales between the two congressional games, but a broad change in scenery. According to a game attendee, Jessey Opfer, the intimate setting Wednesday displayed a sense of community incomparable to other congressional baseball games. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz founded the summer-staple event after announcing her personal battle with breast cancer, igniting all the more reason for women to come together.
“Women are collegial — bring us together and do something for our Capitol Hill young women family,” Wasserman Schultz said. “That was so incredibly important, and so that’s how the tradition got started.” The event raised a record high of over $670,000 for YSC this year, over $65,000 more than last year's donations. This year’s Congressional Baseball game also broke fundraising records of over $1.8 million towards local charities in the D.C. area.
Wassmerman Shultz wants to make sure that every penny donated goes towards the charity — to her, that’s the ultimate win.
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