FREE Pancake Day Is Coming Up!

15 HOURS OF FREE FLAPJACKS AT IHOP FEBRUARY 28

National Pancake Day Returns To Benefit Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals

WHAT:              For the seventh consecutive year, IHOP restaurants nationwide will offer each guest a FREE short stack of its famous buttermilk pancakes on National Pancake Day in an effort to raise awareness and funds for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.        

WHY:                For every short stack of buttermilk pancakes served on National Pancake Day, IHOP guests are invited to make a voluntary donation to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Donations made at IHOPs will benefit the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals’ program at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. IHOP hopes to raise $2.7 million this year, with a goal to bring the total amount of funds raised to more than $10 million.  To find a local IHOP or to donate online, visit www.ihoppancakeday.com.

WHEN:             TUESDAY, February 28, 2012, 7 a.m. – 10 p.m.  (15 full hours)

WHERE:           Participating IHOP restaurants

National Pancake Day Fun Facts:

·      IHOP served four million free pancakes on National Pancake Day 2011 and pancake lovers donated more than $2.5 million to children’s charities, exceeding the fundraising goal of $2.3 million.

·      All of the free pancakes served on National Pancake Day 2011 would create a stack nearly 16 miles high.

·      Since the inception of National Pancake Day in 2006, IHOP has raised nearly $8 million and given away more than 14 million pancakes to support charities in the communities in which it operates.  

·      National Pancake Day 2011 was IHOP’s largest one-day event in the company’s 53-year history.