Flip for Free Pancakes at IHOP to Benefit Cottage Children’s Hospital   WHEN:  Tuesday, March 1, 2011 TIME:  7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
WHERE:
Santa Barbara area:		Santa Maria & San Luis Obispo:
1701 State Street, Santa Barbara 898-1886 4765 Calle Real, Santa Barbara (Goleta) 967-3030 1114 Casitas Pass Road, Carpinteria 566-4926		212 Madonna Road, San Luis Obispo 547-9140 202 Nicholson Ave, Santa Maria 925-1513    ( Find maps here:  http://ihoplocator.com )

Join IHOP on Tuesday, March 1, 2011, 7 a.m. - 10 p.m., for National Pancake Day and receive one complimentary short stack!* In return for the free flapjacks, we ask you to consider leaving a little something behind for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals and other designated local charities. Thanks to our guests' generosity, IHOP raised more than $2.1 million last year. IHOP began its National Pancake Day in 2006, and since then, has raised $5.35 million for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals and other local charities and given away more than 10.1 million buttermilk pancakes. 

IHOP is partnering with the Children’s Miracle Network to encourage guests who enjoy free pancakes to make a donation that will benefit Cottage Children’s Hospital in Santa Barbara.

Cottage Children’s Hospital is a proud member of the Children’s Miracle Network, which is an alliance of premier children’s hospitals.

About National Pancake Day

Since beginning its National Pancake Day celebration in 2006, IHOP has raised more than $5.35 million to support charities in the communities in which it operates. While IHOP's National Pancake Day typically takes place on Shrove Tuesday, this year, the company will host its free pancake event one week earlier on Tuesday, March 1 to build buzz and excitement prior to Shrove Tuesday. With your help, we hope to raise $2.3 million for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals and other local charities!

Known also as Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras, National Pancake Day dates back several centuries to when the English prepped for fasting during Lent. Strict rules prohibited the eating of all dairy products during Lent, so pancakes were made to use up the supply of eggs, milk, butter and other dairy products...hence the name Pancake Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday.