IHOP aims to raise $3.5M for local charities on National Pancake Day March 8

Pancake lovers nationwide will once again flock to their local IHOP restaurant March 8 to enjoy a free short stack of buttermilk pancakes in celebration of annual National Pancake Day.

Now in its 11th year, IHOP restaurants will give away millions of free pancakes from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and ask guests to leave behind a voluntary donation for their local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Shriners Hospital for Children and other local charities.

Over the last ten years, National Pancake Day has raised $20 million for meaningful local charities. In 2016, IHOP aims to raise another $3.5 million. All donations collected will remain in the local communities where they are raised and will be used to pay for life-saving equipment, research, community outreach events, educational tools and more.

The nearest IHOP restaurants are at 6511 W. Canal Drive in Kennewick and 5015 N. Road 68 in Pasco. For more information on National Pancake Day, go to www.ihoppancakeday.com.

This story was originally published March 6, 2016 at 11:08 PM with the headline "IHOP aims to raise $3.5M for local charities on National Pancake Day March 8."