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Montanans Flip for Kids During IHOP's
Seventh Annual National Pancake Day
The numbers are in, and once again Montanans showed
their support for the patients at Shodair Children's Hospital during IHOP's
Seventh Annual National Pancake Day Celebration on February 28. The event,
which supports Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, raised nearly $6,700 in
Montana, all of which goes to Shodair Children's Hospital in Helena to aid its
patients and their families.
Walter Long, Shodair Foundation Director and Program Director for Children's
Miracle Network here in Montana said, “It was great to see people of all ages
take part in National Pancake Day. A big thank you IHOP managers, employees,
and customers for their generous support of the work we do here at Shodair.”
On National Pancake Day, Montana IHOP customers in Bozeman, Helena,
Kalispell, and Missoula enjoyed nearly 2,300 free short stacks of pancakes and
were invited to make a donation to the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.
As Montana's only Children's Miracle Network hospital, all the money raised
stayed in-state to provide care for Shodair's patients.
IHOP Montana District Manager Rick Summers, said, “All of us at IHOP had
a great time raising money to help Montana's kids and we look forward to
raising even more next year.” He added, “Our thanks to Lt. Governor John
Bohlinger, Miss Montana Veronika Olinger, Miss Montana Teen USA Danica
Jansma, the Carroll College Fighting Saints, and Missoula Maulers mascot Slash
for taking part in some of the fun activities we had at our Montana restaurants.”
The fundraiser is a tie-in with Shrove Tuesday, or Pancake Day, which has been
celebrated for centuries in England. Strict rules prohibited eating dairy products
during Lent, so pancakes were made to use up the supply of eggs, butter, and
other dairy products—hence the name Pancake Tuesday.
The Seventh Annual National Pancake Day raised
$2.7 million across the country; funds that will largely
benefit Children's Miracle Network affiliated hospitals
throughout the United States.
A Very Cool Way to
Help Montana's Kids:
Miracle Treat Day
Thursday,
July 26, 2012
Above: Miss Montana Teen USA Danica Jansma serves pancakes at the
Bozeman IHOP on National Pancake Day.
Middle: Miss Montana 2011 Veronika Ohlinger with Sotara Barnaby,
Montana’s 2011 Champion Child at the Missoula IHOP.
Bottom: Montana's 2012 CMN Champion Samantha Faulkner keeps
an eye on Lt. Governor John Bohlinger during a pancake stacking
contest at the Helena IHOP.
One thing's for sure: Dairy Queen loves kids,
and kids love DQ ® . That's why, at participating DQ ®
locations across Montana, $1 or more from every
Blizzard ® treat sale on Miracle Treat Day will help the
children at Shodair Children's Hospital. Let's make 2012 a
record-breaking year for Montana's only Children's Miracle
Network Hospital! For more information, visit
miracletreatday.com.
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