Photos from Previous Events  
  Annexation Celebration • March 2004




Guests at the Annexation Celebration listen attentively to a presentation about the history of the land at El Toro
The California Fire Museum provided antique fire trucks for display at the Annexation Celebration
The El Toro Tootsies (Irvine Council Member Christina Shea, Irvine City Manager Alison Hart and Irvine City Staff Member Michelle Lovenduski) celebrate the El Toro annexation with narrator Irv Weinstein    
 
  Advisory Council Dinner • March 2004




Gail Berens of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) presents to the Great Park Advisory Council

Advisory Council Members Joan Irvine Smith and James Irvine Swinden discuss the future of the Orange County Great Park with other guests
Conservancy Chair Michael D. Ray addresses the Great Park Advisory Council  
 
  Book Event • September 2003




Great Park Advisory Council Members learn about the history of El Toro during a bus tour of the former El Toro Marine base

Guests enjoy the premier party for the Conservancy’s book, In Transition, El Toro: A Photographic Essay from Past to Present
Under the shadow of Saddleback, members of the Great Park Advisory Council walk along a former El Toro runway  
 
  Irvine Transportation Center • June 2003




Irvine City Council Member Chris Mears celebrates the Great Park victory

Great Park supporters learn from experts at the information booth
Guests wait to take a “Virtual Tour” of the Orange County Great Park  
 
  Irvine City Hall • March 2003




City officials and Great Park supporters learn about the Great Park

Central Park Conservancy’s Douglas Blonksy talks about the wonderful opportunity to create the Orange County Great Park
Great Park Conservancy volunteers provide information to guests at this Community Forum  
 
  Advisory Council Dinner • March 2003




Conservancy Chair Michael D. Ray, retired Assemblyman Tom Umberg and Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido
Conservancy Board Member John Sullivan, retired State Senator Marian Bergeson and Conservancy Board Member James “Walkie” Ray
Orange County Supervisor Thomas W. Wilson, Mackey Deasy and Susan Pinto  
 
 
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