Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Freedom Park at Burnham Navy Pier
Speaker
Laura White, M.A.
Coordinator
Jeanie Scott
The USS Midway Museum and Port of San
Diego made a commitment in 2004 to develop a
public park on Navy Pier. The California Coastal
Commission approved the permit in 2023. Designs
are being finalized to create a park that will extend
from the west end of Navy Pier to the Bob Hope
Memorial. Spanning nearly ten acres, it will be the
largest veterans park on the West Coast and honor
our everyday heroes who serve our country and
preserve our freedoms.
Diego made a commitment in 2004 to develop a
public park on Navy Pier. The California Coastal
Commission approved the permit in 2023. Designs
are being finalized to create a park that will extend
from the west end of Navy Pier to the Bob Hope
Memorial. Spanning nearly ten acres, it will be the
largest veterans park on the West Coast and honor
our everyday heroes who serve our country and
preserve our freedoms.
Speaker Bio
Presenter: Laura White, president of the USS
Midway Foundation, is a San Diego native and 24-
year veteran in fundraising. She has received the
San Diego Business Journal’s Women Who Mean
Business Award. She has a B.A. in journalism from
California State University, Chico, along with a
Master’s Certificate in fund raising management
from Indiana University.
Midway Foundation, is a San Diego native and 24-
year veteran in fundraising. She has received the
San Diego Business Journal’s Women Who Mean
Business Award. She has a B.A. in journalism from
California State University, Chico, along with a
Master’s Certificate in fund raising management
from Indiana University.
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