The special day can also leave a void for those who have lost their mothers.
But, it doesn t have to be a sad day.
Celebrate and honor your late mother on Sunday at a first-time free event in the Five Points community - 1,000 Balloons Display - We Love You Mom.
It is tagged for Anyone Who s Lost a Mother.
It had been originally scheduled to be a balloon release. After initial concerns raised on the Sun Journal Facebook page about the dangers to marine and sea life, event organizers said this morning that it will be changed from a balloon release to a balloon display.
After serving nearly a decade in prison for robbery at age 16, New Bern native Corey Purdie swore he would never go back following his release on Independence Day 2003.
Through the help of a local minister Jeff Smith, he got a second chance by washing cars to help the church.
After making 40 cents a day doing prison work, he borrowed a bucket, a hose and some Joy dish detergent from his mother’s sink and started his own business. He developed car washing for $5 in 2007 into a successful enterprise with Miracle Wash, which franchised from James City to Roseville and Charlotte.