In Honor of Melissa Gulledge
The purpose of our mission is to honor the life and work of a dear friend and dedicated faculty member Melissa Gulledge, whose love, training and concern for our children went far beyond the call of duty.  The opportunity before us is the ability to pay tribute to her by continuing her passion for the little ones.

Pictures have been updated 9/07/08! See some pictures of Melissa's Kids here!  You may read  testimonials  here.

Some of her friends and colleagues organized a campaign to name some areas in honor of her service to our school system and to all children with special needs.  We are proud to say that a room in her memory has been dedicated at new Hewitt-Trussville High School, and the state of the art special needs playground at Paine Primary School has been completed. Thanks to all that donated, including the PTO. .  

You may still donated to the schools and the special needs program in her honor. All donations can be sent to the Trussville City Schools Foundation. Checks need to have “Melissa Gulledge” or “Melissa’s Kids” in the memo line.  The mailing address is:  PO Box 1110, Trussville, AL 35173.  Thank you for your support of the schools and the special needs program.

 This website is currently under construction to honor Melissa and to offer information concerning the special needs program at Paine Primary and Intermediate Schools.  We'd like to expand this website to the children and parents that she influenced.  If you have a child that was taught by Melissa Gulledge and would like to put his/her picture on this website, please email Angie Hill (angie@hillsidedrive.com).  Also email any stories that you would like to share - we would like to put them on the testimonials page.

Concerning Donations:  The Trussville City Schools Foundation is a 501(C)(3) tax-exempt organization formed to develop sound financial support for Trussville City Schools, both for present and future needs. Its mission is to mobilize community support for the Trussville City Schools and to secure resources from individuals, corporations, and foundations for the support of the school system that will stimulate each student to reach his or her fullest potential. Donations are  tax deductible to the extent allowed by the IRS tax code.  EIN 20-5782212

The sponsors of this web site are not affiliated with Trussville City Schools or the Trussville City Schools Foundation.