If April showers bring May flowers, what do May showers, predicated for most of this week, bring? A flowering plant fundraiser hosted by the Women’s Auxiliary of the Surf City Volunteer Fire Co. and EMS, that’s what.

The event, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, May 7 and 8, is just in time to celebrate Mother’s Day. On Friday, a wide variety of annuals, in planters, will be available for sale from noon to 5 p.m. On Saturday, the planters will be offered from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.