In the wake of Russia's devastating invasion of Ukraine late last month, scores of San Franciscans have stepped up to support fleeing refugees. Recently, local chef Michelle Polzine (of now-shuttered 20th Century Cafe) raised $17,000 in relief funds from sales of her famous 10-layer honey cake , a network of groups including the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department held a free benefit concert at Golden Gate Park, and more than 1,000 people gathered at City Hall to protest the war, while Russian spa Archimedes Banya offered free spa passes to anyone with a Ukrainian passport. Now, controversial San Francisco street artist fnnch has joined the fold, unveiling a new blue-and-yellow honey bear design in the likeness of the Ukrainian flag that he sold in the form of 30 signed plywood paintings, costing $500 each, and 300 window decals for $30 each. In a post shared on Instagram on Tuesday morning, he said 50% of the proceeds will go to Nova Ukraine, a Palo Alto-based nonprofit group providing emergency aid to Ukrainians. He'll take his own cut for most of the prints and decals, keeping 50% of those sales. One of the 30 prints is currently up for auction on… Read full this story
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