Mary Evelyn Rider O'Neil

Mary Evelyn is a brilliant high school student. She loves to introduce you to her friends and loves to bring a beloved stuffed animal along with her when she visits her favorite places. She has shared her gift of singing at L’Arche NC events and enjoyed Cooking with Community. Mary Evelyn comes from a large family of active social justice advocates. You can catch Mary Evelyn with her mom and dad at protests advocating for a more peaceful world. One of Mary Evelyn's favorite sayings is BE KIND.

Delilah Twombly

Delilah uses any and all pronouns and was born with a right club foot and Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, a rare connective tissue disorder. She is also known by the moniker “Lil Papa”. Delilah feels most at home when he’s swimming in the cool, clear Florida springs. Delilah’s greatest achievement is being the proud parent of a beautiful bunny named James.

Alisa and David Ginyard

David “The Cartoonist” Ginyard is 32 years old, Born April 5th 1991 in Washington DC. His parents are Tony and Alisa Ginyard.  He has a sister named Aleigha and a niece named Kaydence.  He began cartooning at around age five and that’s the beginning of his cartoony career. He is currently employed at Burlington Coat Factory.

Alisa was born in Bridgeport Connecticut in 1965 and moved to NC when she was just a toddler.  She was raised in Alamance County and once she graduated from Winston Salem State University in 1987, she married Tony Ginyard, they moved to the Washington DC area, and had two marvelous and gifted children. Alisa currently works at Reality Ministries and doesn’t feel like she’s at work most days because she spends a lot of time hanging out with really good friends.

Sloan Meek

Sloan is a Proud Man with Cerebral Palsy, Blindness and Epilepsy. He lives in the North Street Community and is an active participant at Reality Ministries, and is well known at many places around Durham. He is a singer and a songwriter and a member of the band Meek Squad. Sloan is a powerful public speaker and a Disability Rights Activist, speaking at protests, national and local conferences, media interviews, and at schools and Universities about his experiences living with disabilities. He has fought for continued and fair access to Healthcare and works to educate Medical Professionals about Quality of Life issues related to people with disabilities. He is currently advocating for and working with City Officials for Safe and Accessible Crosswalks in the City of Durham.