By JAMES BELL
Hays Post

On Saturday, Big Creek Crossing, 2918 Vine, will host “Thank You Mom For Helping Me Grow,” allowing area children an opportunity to plant a flower as a gift to moms.

The free come-and-go event is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the south side of the Kaw Valley Greenhouse.

The event is an opportunity for “kids to come out and say thank you, mom, for all you do,” said Branson Hoffman, marketing director.

Big Creek Crossing is also preparing for its annual Spring Craft Fair on May 25.

Vendor applications can be submitted through the event page on Facebook or in the BCC office. Booth rentals start at $50.

James Younger, property manager, said events like these are designed to benefit the community.

The “promo budget is made and spent here,” he said of the revenue generated by their events.

All revenue generated by events at Big Creek crossing goes directly back into promoting and running other events through the year he said.

“We feel it is a vital part of the community,” Younger said. “It’s events that help people come together.”

The events provide a way to keep the shopping center and its tenants involved in the community as well as benefiting the mall’s tenants.

Events make “our mall a little bit more up to date, a little bit more modern,” Hoffman said.