About the Gala
Join us for a special 50th Anniversary Moonlight on the Mountain, Save Mount Diablo’s signature annual fundraising gala, a celebration of Diablo's precious beauty and support for Save Mount Diablo's essential work. We're super excited to be back on the mountain after two years of virtual events.
Guests are transported up the mountain’s slopes where they are treated to an elegant three-course meal, live music, and both live and silent cocktail auctions—all while surrounded by the unparalleled, majestic views Mount Diablo has to offer.
This gala dinner draws a crowd of more than 500 individuals, elected officials, and conservation-minded corporate partners and local businesses.
Online Auction
This year’s 50th Anniversary Moonlight on the Mountain celebration has something special for everyone, including an online auction. The online auction is open.
Participating in the online auction is easy. Simply register on our Online Auction Website, place your bid after the auction opens, and then monitor your bid’s status. Bidding ends, and the online auction closes, on September 15, 2022.
Interested in Tickets?
The event is completely sold out.
Please call Shannon Grover at 925-951-0306 or send an email sgrover@savemountdiablo.org to be added to the waitlist. We'll respond to all email and voicemail messages as soon as possible.
Emcees for the Evening
Heather Holmes
Anchor |
Heather Holmes is an Emmy award-winning anchor for KTVU and KTVUPlus. She’s been at the station since 2006. During that time, Heather’s covered some of the biggest stories in the Bay Area and conducted impactful, newsmaking interviews. She has anchored breaking news coverage of the devastating California wildfires, the 2010 San Bruno pipeline explosion and the deadly Asiana plane crash at San Francisco International Airport. She’s also helped the Bay Area celebrate many happy moments, including the San Francisco Giants World Series Championships, covering the victory parades in 2010, 2012 and 2014.
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Joe Fonzi
Sports Anchor/Reporter |
Joe Fonzi is KTVU FOX 2’s weekend sports anchor. He also hosts 49ers Total Access; appears on 49er Playbook, KTVU’s 49ers pre-game programs; and files reports from the locker room for The Point After post-game show, in addition to his sports reporting during the week. The lifetime northern California resident has a BA degree from California State University, Chico. He worked at KHSL (Chico), KXTV (Sacramento), KSBW (Salinas-Monterey), and then KPIX (San Francisco) from 1982 to 1994 as weekend sportscaster and feature reporter. Fonzi has called the play-by-play for the Oakland A’s, San Francisco Giants, San Francisco 49ers pre-season games, and Cal football games. For eight years, he hosted the Cal Highlight Show. He has been honored by the San Francisco Press Club, and has received several UPI awards, two NorCal RTNDA awards, and two Emmy® Awards.
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A Glimpse of the Moonlight on the Mountain Experience
How It All Started
2002
The first Moonlight on the Mountain was held at China Wall within Mount Diablo State Park in 2002, in the same location where it continues to be held today. It was a relaxing, intimate evening and was attended by just 120 people. Guests enjoyed a four-course meal and wine around their dining tables, illuminated only by battery lanterns and the light of the full moon. The dinner was accompanied by an acoustic string quartet ensemble. It was quite the undertaking for a small staff and group of volunteers to arrange everything, from planning the event to working the setup and breakdown of the affair. All in all, the first Moonlight gathering was a great success and inspired us to continue to grow.
Now
Today we have a much larger staff and hundreds of volunteers, and the event has grown to support about 500 attendees. Moonlight on the Mountain is a unique opportunity to celebrate this land, connect people to our work, and raise the critical funds needed to protect these irreplaceable wild lands. We hope you will join us this year!
