LIBERTY — At the end of last year, Liberty Graphics, a locally-based screen-printing business specializing in science and nature-themed T-shirts, developed a Sunflower & Bees T-shirt for their 2022 line without fully realizing the importance of its symbolism in the world, according to Liberty Graphics, in a news release.

In Ukraine, the sunflower (or soniahnyk in Ukrainian) represents peace, unity and resilience.

With the current situation unfolding in Ukraine, the employees of Liberty Graphics have found a unique opportunity to help. They will be offering their new Sunflower and Bees design beginning Thursday, March 10, 2022. The profits from the retail sale of this design will be donated to Doctors Without Borders for the month of March or until sold out.

In a March 8, 2022 update, Doctors Without Borders writes, “As the war in Ukraine escalates, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is mobilizing to set up emergency response activities. We now have teams in Ukraine, Poland, Moldova, Hungary, Slovakia, Russia, and Belarus. MSF is an independent and impartial organization committed to providing medical humanitarian assistance to people affected by the war no matter who they are or where they are.”

T-shirts and tea towels can be purchased online through Facebook, Instagram, and at www.NatureTshirts.com. A limited number will also be available at the outlet store in Liberty, which is open Thursday through Sunday this month.

“Sunflower & Bees” is an original design by natural history artist Diana Dee Tyler.