FREE BUTTERMILK PANCAKES ON FEBRUARY 23 AT IHOP

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National Pancake Day Celebration To Benefit Local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital

WHAT:           In celebration of National Pancake Day, IHOP restaurants nationwide will offer each guest a free short stack of buttermilk pancakes in an effort to raise awareness and funds for Children’s Miracle Network hospitals.  

This year, IHOP is hoping to stack up more donations than ever before, with a goal to raise $1.75 million, for a total of $5 million five years with its National Pancake Day fundraising effort. To find a local IHOP or to donate online, visit www.ihoppancakeday.com.    

WHY:              For every delicious short stack of buttermilk pancakes served on National Pancake Day, IHOP guests are invited to make a donation to the Children’s Miracle Network. Donations made at IHOPs in the New York area, for instance, will benefit the Children’s Miracle Network program at The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, the Children's Specialized Hospital, the Schneider Children's Hospital a member of the North Shore-LIJ Health System, and the Maria Fareri Children's Hospital at Westchester Medical Center.

WHEN:           TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2010, 7 a.m. – 10 p.m. 

WHERE:         Participating IHOP restaurants nationwide.

Fun Facts From National Pancake Day 2009:

·      Pancake lovers donated nearly $1.5 million to children’s charities, far exceeding the fundraising goal.

·      IHOP served more than 2.5 million free pancakes on National Pancake Day 2009.

·      All of the free pancakes served on National Pancake Day would create a stack more than 20 miles high.  

·      Since the inception of National Pancake Day in 2006, IHOP has raised more than $3.25 million and given away more than 6.1 million pancakes to support charities in the communities in which it operates. 

·      National Pancake Day 2009 was IHOP’s largest one-day event in the company’s 51-year history. 

The first IHOP opened in Toluca Lake, Calif. in 1958, and as of September 30, 2009, there were 1,433 IHOPs in 50 states, Canada and Mexico.  

                                            www.ihoppancakeday.com

 

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