It’s that time of year again — the day IHOP shovels stacks of free pancakes onto plates across America, all in the name of charity. That day will be tomorrow morning, March 3, so mark your calendars and tell yourself not to forget.

This marks the 10th year in a row that the breakfast chain has slung free buttermilk stacks in celebration of National Pancake Day, and to benefit charity.

Hungry customers can head to their local IHOP for a free stack of pancakes from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., and while the pancakes are free, IHOP is encouraging people to donate at least what they might normally pay for them — $5 — to their local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital.

Once you’ve done that, you do end up getting free pancakes in essence, with a coupon worth $5 off their next IHOP visit.

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