WATCH HAMPTON DELLINGER EXPLAIN TO KIDS HOW HIS LOVE OF BIKE RIDING STARTED HIS INTEREST IN POLITICS
The Dellingers: Hampton, Jolynn, Jackson and Austen Grace |
Hampton with his son Jackson and daughter Austen Grace |
A Message from Hampton Dellinger
Hi North Carolina Parents and Children, and thanks for visiting my Kids’ Page!
Just below, you will find a children’s book I have written. It is all about Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. I hope your whole family enjoys reading it.
In the video to the left, I explain how my love of bike riding – and my desire for more bike paths – sparked my interest in elected officials and the campaigns that create them.
I hope every person of voting age reading this will also look at other parts of my website—www.HD08.com—to learn about my commitment to well-funded and effective schools, safe and sustainable communities, healthy children and a healthy environment, and honest and responsive government.
As Lieutenant Governor I won’t be able to help kids when their parents tell them to eat their vegetables. In fact, I want to see students across North Carolina have more locally grown vegetables and fruits as part of their school lunches. But I will be able to help kids and parents make this state the best place in the country to live, go to school, and be a family.
Thanks for your interest in our campaign.
Sincerely,
Hampton Dellinger
Enjoy—And Download Free!—Hampton's Book for Children
THANKS FOR NOTHING: How Willie B. Ford Saved Thanksgiving by Hampton Dellinger
Willie B. Ford loved food, football, and his family. His favorite holiday was Thanksgiving. Unfortunately for Willie, Thanksgiving was getting squeezed.
On one side was Halloween, which was the number one holiday for Willie's little brother, Sam. Halloween always comes on the last day in October, and Willie didn't mind devoting the whole month to picking and carving the perfect pumpkin, pondering who or what to dress up as, and plotting the best trick-or-treating route.
But with the costumes going on sale in August and the candy lasting through November, Halloween began feeling more like a season than a night.
Closing in fast on the other side of Thanksgiving was Christmas where the "twelve days" of golden rings and turtle doves seemed to have been stretched into 112 what with the songs starting before Thanksgiving and the decorations staying up until February. Christmas was the favorite holiday of Willie's big sister, Noel.