It’s over a month away, but IHOP just announced that it plans to give away free pancakes once again on National Pancake Day. The food holiday falls on a Tuesday, February 28th, 2012, and is set by the company as an ambituous fundraising job to raise $2.7 million through the event.

On National Pancake Day, more than 1,500 IHOP locations throughout the United States will serve each guest a free short stack of the chain’s signature buttermilk pancakes all day long (7 a.m. to 10 p.m.). The hope is, in return, guests are encouraged to make a voluntary donation to support the local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital or another local charity.

Since the initiative’s inception, IHOP has raised nearly $8 million. In 2011 alone, more than four million free pancakes were served and $2.5 million dollars were raised. Where will you be on the 28th of February?

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Elie is a product of Orange County, CA. In early 2012, his dentist diagnosed him with 8 different cavities, three of which on the same tooth, as a result of his 23-year Sour Patch Kid addiction.