Moms tend to like flowers and so this year, as in years past, the Henry County Humane Society/ Kewanee Animal Shelter will hold its annual Mother’s Day Flower Sale at Country Morning Coffee.

Louise Harrison, board president, said the fundraiser is a major one for the animal shelter and got its start from a young girl named Brinley. Brinley was the daughter of a board member and even at 4 years-old loved helping out at the shelter, Harrison said.

One day Brinley began picking dandelions in her yard and began to sell them to residents passing by with the mission to raise money for the shelter.

“She made $50 that day,” said Harrison.

The board president said Brinley’s ingenuity and entrepreneurship sparked the idea to hold a Mother’s Day Flower Sale every year to raise money. For several years, the sale was even named in her honor as Brinley’s Flower Shop.

Since those first years though, the flower sale has moved to Country Morning Coffee located at 205 W. First St., in downtown Kewanee. The business has always been very supportive of the shelter, said Harrison.

The annual sale will feature three different sizes of bouquets, created by Sue Sagmoen, and each bouquet size will come with a suggested donation starting at $10 and up.

The sale is set for the Saturday before Mother’s Day on May 11 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The proceeds will benefit the Henry County Humane Society/Kewanee Animal Shelter.

“Come in and have some coffee and buy some flowers for your mom,” said Harrison.