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Powderpuff Football was being played in cities across the United States and each city has a slightly different approach to the game. “In Washington, the rivalry is intense. If friends are on opposite teams, they usually don't talk the weekend of the games," Abbott
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which were raising money predominantly through formal black tie events. Alongside her sister, she thought a powder puff football game that leveraged pop culture's
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and raised $ 10,000. Subsequently, the game searched for a more suitable home and moved around the
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would be more appealing to a younger set of donors with a $ 20 ticket price to provide a low cost way for attendees to support a good cause.
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game in tribute to her father, a lifelong football fan. Abbott, who was working and residing in
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