WELCOME TO THE TROOP 1157 DOCUMENTARY WEBSITE In the winter of 2004 we came across a list of women…..really phenomenal women….who used to be Girl Scouts. These women are authors, actors, politicians, athletes, educators, businesswomen, and so much more. We started talking about how wonderful it would be if we could find out what impact Girl Scouting may have made on each woman's life. We dreamed about the possibilities of what we could do with this information if these women were willing to share their stories with us. Since everyone in our troop loves the movies we decided to turn our ideas into a documentary film project. Our first steps included finding a focus for our documentary, time lining the project, and preparing the budget. We contacted several the women on the list. Last winter we received training in film production and interviewing skills. On July 17, 2005 Troop #1157 will depart for a ten day trip to New York City and Washington D.C. During this time we are so lucky to have the opportunity to meet and interview several wonderful women about their memories and experiences as a Girl Scout.       Click to View Larger Image Troop 1157 was formed as a Brownie Troop in 1997. The troop consisted of our leader Mrs. Rich and 16 girls from 9 different elementary schools. Today Troop 1157 is comprised of 8 members. Two girls are in high school, while the remaining 6 are in their last year of middle school. Mrs. Copeland has been our co-leader for the last 5 years. Thank you to the following women who are generously sharing their valuable time with our Girl Scout Troop: Alma Powell, Co Chair, America’s Promise Kitty Carlisle Hart, Actress Carla Hills, Former US Trade Representative (Bush Administration) Deborah Norville, Host, “Inside Edition” Marianne Alexander, E.D., Public Leadership Education Network Dr. Cynthia Rosenzwieg, NASA Research Scientist Judith Viorst, Author, Children’s Books Peggy Sanchez Mills, Chief Executive Officer, YWCA USA Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-TX Senate, Troop Capitol Hill Tina Sloan Green, President/Executive Director, Black Women in Sport Judy Woodruff, Former Host of “Inside Politics” Judy Biggert, R-IL House Charlene Barshefsky, Former US Trade Representative Virginia Edwards, Editor and Publisher, “Education Week” magazine Ellen Marram, Former President, Tropicana Marsha Evans, President and CEO, American Red Cross Val Ackerman, Former President, WNBA Jo Ann Emerson, R-MO House Hattie Babbitt, Former U.S. Ambassador, Organization of American States Rita Braver, National Correspondent, CBS News and Sunday Morning Mary Futrell, Dean, George Washington University Louise M. Slaughter, D-NY, House of Representatives Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-FL House of Representatives Deborah Roberts, ABC News Correspondent If you are interested in participating in our project, please click here.