Hi!  I am Melody Greene, wife of John Greene, a candidate running for Hoover City Council. As a former teacher and International Baccalaureate Coordinator in the Hoover School system for over 18 years, I have taught many of you and your children.  Having grown up in Hoover, attended W.A. Berry High School, and had my own our children come up through and graduate from Hoover and Spain Park, I can say with conviction that I love our community and want to see it continue to prosper.  After all, I have invested nearly all of my professional and personal life here.  I have watched my students grow up, start families of their own, and, in many cases, send THEIR children into my classroom.
 
Today, I hope that those of you who know me or know of me will remember that I am a person who takes recommending someone for any position of responsibility very seriously because it is my own credibility I put on the line.  Having been married to John Greene for 29 years, I can tell you that he is a fine man of excellent character who has spent the past 38 years of his life involved in serving his community and his country in the military, as a police officer, in civic organizations, and on various public committees.  Yes, his public life is commendable, but I have been around to observe his private life as well, and I can say without reservation that our city will be well served if John Greene is elected to the Hoover City Council.  John is and always has been straightforward, honest, responsible, and dedicated. He is one of the hardest workers I know and one of the most dependable.  John's word is his bond, and I have never known him to go back on his word or to fail to fulfill his responsibilities, no matter how much personal sacrifice was involved.  He is an independent thinker and unafraid to be the lone proponent or dissenter if necessary.  In short, he is no politician - just a practical man with a heart for community service and love for Hoover.
 
After 29 years of marriage, knowing John Greene better than anyone, I can think of no person better qualified to be a voice for the citizens of Hoover.  He has my vote, and I hope he has yours.