Irvine residents who successfully urged the City Council to accept the FivePoint Communities offer to quickly finish the Great Park

About Us

Build The Great Park Now is a community-based organization that was formed in 2013 by Irvine based youth sports advocates who were tired of seeing the lack of progress in the development of the Orange County Great Park and got together to see what they could do to get the Great Park Built, Now!

Great-park-logo-fullThe initial group which came together was made up of the following community leaders:

Guy Lemmon, chairman Build the Great Park Now and Ryan Lemmon Foundation
Jason Szczuka, Soccer Coach and Player
Rose Marie Kacic, Irvine Educator
Jon Szczuka, Soccer Coach
Rob Ferguson, former Chair, Irvine Sports Committee, AYSO
Dick Owens, Irvine Sports Committee member
Mike Filia, former Irvine Pony Baseball, Irvine Chargers Football, Irvine High Football
Blair Ota, Northwood High School Softball, Irvine Travel Softball Association, Irvine Sports Committee member, healthcare practitioner
Mark Pannier, AYSO and Irvine Ranch Little League

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