Free IHOP Pancakes March 1st

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

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

WHERE: All IHOP Locations including:
6511 West Canal Drive, Kennewick, WA 99336
5015 Road 68, Pasco, WA 99301

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 $2.3 million, for a total of more than $7.65 million six years with its National Pancake Day fundraising effort. To find the closest IHOP to you, or to donate online, visit www.ihoppancakeday.com.

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.

About IHOP
For 52 years, the IHOP family restaurant chain has served its world famous pancakes and a wide variety of breakfast, lunch and dinner items that are loved by people of all ages. IHOP offers its guests an affordable, everyday dining experience with warm and friendly service. The first IHOP opened in Toluca Lake, Calif. in 1958, and as of June 30, 2010, there were 1,476 IHOPs in 50 states and the District of Columbia, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. IHOP restaurants are franchised and operated by Glendale, Calif.-based International House of Pancakes, LLC and its affiliates. International House of Pancakes, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of DineEquity, Inc. (NYSE: DIN).