Alberta woman collects Mother's Day flowers for Fort McMurray moms

ALethbridgewomanwants to make sure thatmoms evacuated from Fort McMurray this week get to feel special this Mother's Day.

"They have nothing. They don't even have a home to have a gathering or a Mother's Day meal," Lisa Braun told the Calgary Eyeopener on Friday.

"I just thought I need to do something, I need to do something for these moms."

Braun is collecting fresh flower donations Friday and Saturday. She will drivethem five hours north toEdmonton on Sunday to hand out to mothers atevacuation centres.

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Several florists are donating blooms, but Braun says she needs more.

She's asking people todrop off fresh bouquets at the parking lot of theCanadian Tire at 2720 Fairway Road South in Lethbridgefrom 6 p.m. to9 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

Braunplanstohand out single buds to mothers,and will do sountil she runs out.

"It's Mother's Day weekend. They're going to be spending theirs in an evacuee centre. I don't want that to go unnoticed.They still need to be celebrated and appreciated especially at a time like this."