Free pancakes at IHOP

(The Washington Post )

January 29, 2013|By Zara Husaini @zarhus | RedEye

Free pancakes, anyone?

IHOP will be giving out complimentary cakes in honor of National Pancake Day next week. The event will also celebrate the Children’s Miracle Networks Hospital’s 30^th anniversary.

More than 1,500 IHOP restaurants nationwide will give away a free stack of pancakes to each customer who shows up between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. Tuesday. During this time, guests will be encouraged to make a donation to the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals programs at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.

This will be IHOP’s eighth National Pancake Day celebration. It’s the company’s largest philanthropic event of the year. They company has raised more $10 million for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and other charities over the years.

Customers also can purchase “Miracle Balloons,” which will be sold for $1 and $5 each, throughout the month of January leading up to the event. All proceeds from these sales will go to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.

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