"today in the bay's" melissa gourde was there, where organizers urged americans to not forget the families surviving the ongoing attacks from russia. >> reporter: in this pacific heights events hall, san franciscans heard a ukrainian folk song and reminders of the ongoing violence in the country where the song came from. >> all good wars together, russian, ukrainian, and american community. and to let them remember, that war hasn't finished yet. >> reporter: ukraine right now is facing the aftermath of recent russian strikes, which led to wide scale damage to ukraine's power grid. thousands of miles away, attendees put on their best, hoping to raise money for nonprofits on the ground supporting ukrainians. >> they will never give up. and we are doing our best to support them there. >> reporter: ukrainian american artist alex schir is selling his underwater photography for this effort. >> they are handmade. >> reporter: yulia is selling pieces handmade by a woman she knows who runs an orphanage there. >> what we are doing, is we are fund-raising for her to be able to buy a minivan, so she c