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IHOP Serves Up Smiles In Support Of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals On National Pancake Day

WHAT:

IHOP® Restaurants is celebrating its 11th annual National Pancake Day®, when participating restaurants nationwide will offer each guest dining in one free short stack of buttermilk pancakes in an effort to raise $3.5 million for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals programs nationwide.

WHY:

On National Pancake Day, guests dining in participating restaurants can order one free short stack of buttermilk pancakes in the hope that they will make a voluntary donation to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and other local charities. To find a local IHOP restaurant or to donate online, visit www.ihoppancakeday.com.

WHEN:

TUESDAY, March 8, 2016, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

WHERE:

Participating IHOP restaurants in the Fort Wayne, IN area.

Feel free to stop by the IHOP restaurant at 1535 W Washington Center Rd in Ft. Wayne to interview an IHOP spokesperson and/or for live shots on Tuesday, March 8. National Pancake Day B-Roll footage featuring Miss America flipping pancakes can also be downloaded easily here.

National Pancake Day Fun Facts:

  • IHOP Restaurants served over 6 million free pancakes on National Pancake Day 2015 and pancake lovers donated $3.5 million to children’s charities.
  • All of the free pancakes served on National Pancake Day 2015 would create a stack nearly 19 miles high.
  • Since the inception of National Pancake Day in 2006, IHOP Restaurants has raised $20 million to support charities in the local communities in which they operate.
  • This year, IHOP has partnered with Snapchat to develop Sponsored Geofilters for customers dining at IHOP on National Pancake Day. Geofilters are fun and engaging location-based art that can be added to photo and video Snaps. Snapchatters will be able to reveal the creative overlays while they’re in-restaurant.