IHOP across Canada will be giving away one  free short stack of buttermilk pancakes today for customers to mark the restaurant chain's third annual National Pancake Day charity fundraiser.

From 7 a.m,. to 7 p.m. today, IHOP customers will be able to get the free pancakes and leave behind a voluntary donation. In B.C., the donation fundraiser will support the BC Children's Hospital.

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The IHOP restaurant in Kelowna is located at 1950 Harvey Ave.