SACRAMENTO, Calif — More Sacramento businesses are doing what they can to help the people of Ukraine following the highly publicized invasion from Russia.
Onespeed Pizza and The Waterboy said on social media that 100% of profits from Mar. 15, 16, and 17 will be donated to support crisis relief efforts in Ukraine.
The restaurants took to social media to spread the word about the campaign.
"After researching many different organizations, we have decided that the funds raised will be donated to Direct Relief’s Ukraine Crisis Fund," wrote OneSpeed Pizza on Instagram.
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The Sacramento region is home to one of America’s largest Slavic and Ukrainian communities, with large-scale immigration happening during the Russian revolution.
There are an estimated 100 Ukrainian churches in the region, many of which have begun to collect cash and other donations to help efforts overseas. The Roseville, California-based First Ukrainian Baptist Church of Sacramento has already raised $25,000.
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Meanwhile, area businesses have started collecting donations or sending proceeds from sales to Ukrainian refugees. Sacramento’s Freeport Bakery made hundreds of blue and yellow cookies, cupcakes, and other pastries whose sales are being donated to the humanitarian efforts there.
