FREE BUTTERMILK PANCAKES TOMORROW AT IHOP

National Pancake Day Celebration To Benefit Local Crisis Pregnancy Centers

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 Crisis Pregnancy Centers.

This year, IHOP is hoping to stack up more donations than ever before, with a goal to raise $2.3 million, for a total of more than $7.65 million six 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 a local charity. Donations made at IHOPs the Bluffton area will benefit Crisis Pregnancy Centers.

WHEN: TUESDAY, March 1, 2011, 7 a.m. – 10 p.m.

WHERE: Participating IHOP restaurants nationwide.


National Pancake Day Fun Facts:
· IHOP served four million free pancakes on National Pancake Day 2010 and pancake lovers donated more than $2.1 million to children’s charities, far exceeding the fundraising goal.
· All of the free pancakes served on National Pancake Day 2010 would have created a stack more than 31.5 miles high.
· Since the inception of National Pancake Day in 2006, IHOP has raised more than $5.35 million and given away more than 10.1 million pancakes to support charities in the communities in which it operates.
· National Pancake Day 2010 was IHOP’s largest one-day event in the company’s 52-year history.