National Pancake Day 2016: Get a free short stack at IHOP

Photos from 2015 National Pancake Day 

Happy National Pancake Day!

On Tuesday, March 8, participating IHOP restaurants will be celebrating the 11th annual National Pancake Day with a sweet deal.

Stop by an IHOP between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. and enjoy one free short stack of Buttermilk pancakes. In return for the free pancakes, guests will be asked to consider leaving a donation for their local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital (CMN). Learn more about Children's Healthcare of Atlanta here.

It’s called “Pancakes with Purpose” and IHOPS’s goal this year is $3.5 million for charity. Guests who make a $5 donation will receive a coupon good for $5 off their next visit, according to CMN.

Two years ago, IHOP served more than 4 million free pancakes on National Pancake Day. All of those free pancakes would have created a stack more than 12 miles high!

National Pancake Day is IHOP’s largest philanthropic event of the year. Since starting its National Pancake Day celebration in 2006, IHOP has raised nearly $20 million to support charities in the communities in which they operate. 

CMN says 100% of the donations will help local charities provide vital equipment, life-saving procedures and critical, care for sick and injured children. 

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