MILWAUKEE -- IHOP restaurants across the nation will give away free short stacks of buttermilk pancakes from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12 as part of an annual free pancake event. Local IHOP restaurants will collect donations directly benefit Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, while the national event will attempt to raise $5 million for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and other local charities nationwide.
In 2018, IHOP exceeded $4 million in support of Children’s Miracle Network and other local charities, including more than $16,000 for Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin.
Christine Baranoucky, vice president of engagement and stewardship at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, issued the following statement in a news release:
IHOP restaurants expect to serve more than 5 million free pancakes on Free Pancake Day this year -- which when stacked, would be nearly 19 miles high.