May is Foster Parent Appreciation Month, a special time to recognize a group of people who sacrifice so much for children.

The city of Spokane and some businesses are honoring those who have offered their hearts, home, and time over the past year.

Tomato Street kicked off the celebration by offering free meals to foster kids. The Davenport Hotel is giving a special rate to foster families a weekend in May for Foster Parent Appreciation Month. Arby's is giving foster families a 1/2 off coupon for the entire family to go to dinner at a Spokane Arby's.

To see other events to celebrate what foster parents do for children everyday, check out the Foster Parent Association Facebook Page.

Did you know foster parents:

• may be asked to take a child or children at any hour of the day or night, with little notice or information?

Gonzaga University's Global Scholar in Residence, Venerable Geshe Thupten Phelgye, gave the university a Peace Pole in a ceremony this afternoon behind College Hall.

Geshe Phelgye used his own resources to have the 8-foot-high, red cedar, Peace Pole built. The phrase “May Peace Prevail on Earth” is inscribed on each of the four sides in four languages; English, Tibetan, Hebrew and Arabic.

“I would like to offer a Peace Pole to Gonzaga University for its institutional birthday celebrating the 125th anniversary of living out the Jesuit educational mission of the service of faith in the promotion of peace and social justice,” Geshe Phelgye said. “This is also an expression of my deep love and appreciation to the leadership of the university for inviting me as the the first Global Scholar in Residence.”

After the hot, sunny weekend in Washington, forecasters say the fair weather should continue most of this week.

The National Weather Service says clouds will move into Western Washington by Tuesday and Wednesday but high temps will still reach the 70s. Sunny skies should return Thursday and continue until Sunday when a chance of rain returns to the forecast.

In Eastern Washington, forecasters expect sunny skies and highs in the 80s until Thursday when the skies turn partly cloudy with a chance of showers in the mountains.

Above-normal temperatures will melt mountain snow and cause many rivers to rise.