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This year’s Baby2Baby gala took on a new sense of urgency, as the Los Angeles community continues to recover from the January wildfires that left many families without homes and necessities.

The organization, which provides aid to over a million children each year, distributed more than 30 million emergency supplies including food, formula and diapers to families that were impacted by the fires.

Each year the gala, which raises money to support these initiatives, honors a woman with the “Giving Tree Award,” for her efforts to support maternal health and supporting families.

Past Baby2Baby gala honorees include Charlize Theron, Saturday night, Baby2Baby’s co-CEO’s Norah Weinstein and Kelly Sawyer Patricof took the stage to honor tennis superstar Serena Williams. “Serena is a mother, she is a role model,” Kerry Washington, another former honoree, said from the stage.

“She is just a plain supernova. She uses her voice and her platform with intention, not just for spotlight, but for true influence. Serena lifts others up and she does it with a rare kind of resilience and conviction.”