IHOP will be celebrating National Pancake Day on March 1 with a free short stack of buttermilk pancakes for all on Tuesday, March 1. The  deal runs all day–from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. so you’ll have plenty of time to take advantage of it. IHOP does ask that those who partake of the freebie leave something behind for Children’s Miracle Network hospitals and other designated local charities. Since it began its National Pancake Day giveaway in 2006, IHOP has raised $5.35 million for the Network and other charities and has given away more than 10.1 million pancakes. The event raised more than $2.1 million last year alone.

Thanks to Kate at tucsononthecheap.com

As usual, the fine print applies: limit of one short stack per customer, valid at participating restaurants only and good for dine-in service only.  The offer is good while supplies last and cannot be combined with any other offer, coupon or discount.

And, if you’re worried that you’ll forget when National Pancake Day is and miss the free pancakes, not to, well, worry.  You can sign up for a free IHOP celebrity wake-up call. Just fill in the form and choose where/when you want to be called and who you want to call you. The choice includes NFL Hall of Famer Steve Young, newly-crowned 2011 Miss America Teresa Scanlan, entertainer and Children’s Miracle Network co-founder Marie Osmond, Dukes of Hazzard and Smallville star John Schneider, American Idol star David Archuleta or his band One Call.