15 Hours of Free Pancakes at IHOP

15 HOURS OF FREE PANCAKES AT IHOP FEBRUARY 28

National Pancake Day Returns to Benefit
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and Other Local Charities

Donations Collected at Hudson Valley & Fairfield County IHOP Restaurants to Benefit Children Treated at

Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center

WHAT:              For the seventh consecutive year, IHOP restaurants nationwide will offer each guest a free short stack of its famous buttermilk pancakes on National Pancake Day in an effort to raise awareness and funds for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and other local charities.

Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center is a member of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and the children’s hospital for the Hudson Valley and Fairfield County, Connecticut. Since all Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals-donations stay local, contributions made on National Pancake Day at area IHOP restaurants* will benefit Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center and the care of the region’s most seriously ill and injured children.     

WHY:                For every short stack of buttermilk pancakes served on National Pancake Day, IHOP guests are invited to make a voluntary donation to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. IHOP hopes to raise $2.7 million this year, with a goal to bring the total amount of funds raised to more than $10 million.  To find a local IHOP or to donate online, visit www.ihoppancakeday.com.

WHEN:             TUESDAY, February 28, 2012, 7 a.m. – 10 p.m.  (15 full hours)

WHERE:           *Participating IHOP restaurants in the Hudson Valley/Fairfield County include:

• Westchester County:  Hartsdale, Larchmont, Yonkers
• Rockland County:  Spring Valley, West Nyack
• Orange County:  Middletown
• Dutchess County: Poughkeepsie
• Fairfield County: Stamford

National Pancake Day Fun Facts:

• IHOP served four million free pancakes on National Pancake Day 2011 and pancake lovers donated more than $2.5 million to children’s charities, exceeding the fundraising goal of $2.3 million.
• All of the free pancakes served on National Pancake Day 2011 would create a stack nearly 16 miles high.
  • Since the inception of National Pancake Day in 2006, IHOP has raised nearly $8 million and given away more than 14 million pancakes to support charities in the communities in which it operates.  

·      National Pancake Day 2011 was IHOP’s largest one-day event in the company’s 53-year history.