IHOP serves up free pancakes Tuesday to benefit children's hospitals

IHOP serves up free pancakes Tuesday to benefit children's hospitals Image

For the seventh year, IHOP restaurants across the country will offer each guest a free short stack of buttermilk pancakes from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., Tuesday.

The event raises awareness and money for the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, which includes Duke Children's Hospital & Health Center.

For every short stack of buttermilk pancakes served on Tuesday, dubbed 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.

Last year, IHOP served 4 million free pancakes. Guests donated more than $2.5 million. Since the first National Pancake Day in 2006, IHOP has raised nearly $8 million and given away more than 14 million pancakes.

Here's a list of participating IHOPs in the region:

(Duke Medicine, which includes Duke Children's, is Go Ask Mom's sponsor).

IHOP serves up free pancakes Tuesday to benefit children's hospitals