Local IHOPs participat in free pancake fundraiser today

BOARDMAN

Customers hopped over for free pancakes and charity today at local IHOP restaurants.

The Glendale, Calif.-based restaurant offered a free short stack of three buttermilk pancakes at locations in Boardman, 833 Boardman-Poland Road, or Howland, 1980 Niles Cortland Road SE. Donations for Akron Children’s Hospital were requested from customers who took advantage of the deal.

“The pancakes don’t matter,” said Pete Kerby, general manager of the Boardman IHOP. “It’s all about the donations for the kids.”

Nationwide, more than 1,500 IHOP locations participated in the 10th annual National Pancake Day celebration providing free pancakes from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday with donations going to the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.

Since its inception, IHOP has raised almost $16 million to support charities in communities nationwide.

Read more about the event in Wednesday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.