User:Hootiev

The Congressional Women's Softball Game is a annual event played each summer between a bipartisan and bicameral team of women Members of Congress and team of women members of the Congressional press corps. The proceeds from the game support the Young Survival Coalition, an international organization focusing on women ages 40 and under who are diagnosed with breast cancer. To date, the softball game has raised close to $200,000 for breast cancer awareness and advocacy.

History
The game began in 2009 with captains Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-MO), Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) pulling together a team of women Members of Congress to play the congressional campaign staff from both parties. They raised more than $50,000 that year and the bi-partisan Congressional Women’s Softball Game has become a staple of Capitol Hill summer activities ever since.

2009 Game
The inaugural Congressional Women's Softball Game was played on July 14, 2009 and pitted the Congressional team against a squad of Democratic and Republican political committee staff from the Democratic National Committee (DNC), Republican National Committee (RNC), Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) and the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC). The game was played at Guy Mason Field in Northwest Washington, DC, and raised approximately $40,000 for breast cancer research. The joint committee staff team defeated the Congressional team 14-8.

2010 Game
The second annual Congressional Women's Softball Game was played on

2011 Game
The third annual Congressional Women's Softball Game was held on

2012 Game
The fourth annual Congressional Women's Softball Game was held on

2013 Game
The fifth annual Congressional Women's Softball Game was played on

2014 Game
The sixth annual Congressional Women's Softball Game will be played on June, 2014.

Purpose
The game is played to raise money and awareness for women under the age of 40 who are diagnosed with breast cancer.