Today is National Pancake Day

IHOP -- BUT WHILE YOU'RE THERE -YOU'REENCOURAGED TO DONATE TO THECHILDREN'S MIRACLENETWORK HOSPITALS WHICH INCLUDESBAKERSFIELDMEMORIAL HOSPITAL.23ABC'S DANIELA GARRIDO ISSHOWING US GOOD REASON TOSTRETCH THE WAISTLINE FOR A GOODCAUSEIF YOU'RE ALREADY THINKING ABOUTBREAKFAST, YOUCAN GET A FREE SHORT STACK OFBUTTERMILK PANCAKES AT IHOPTODAY.ON THIS DAY, IHOP ALSO HELPSRAISE MONEY FOR CHILDRENBATTLING CRITICAL ILLNESSESRIGHT HERE IN OURCOMMUNITY."GRAYSON WAS TWO YEARS OLD WHENHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITHLANGERHANS CELL HISTIOCYTOSISITS AN AUTOIMMUNEDISEASE THAT CAUSES CANCER"ON NATIONAL PANCAKE DAY, IHOPGIVES OUT FREE PANCAKES..BUT THEY ALSO RAISE MONEY FORLOCAL FAMILIES LIKE GRAYSONS.."THIS IS PRETTY MUCH THE LIFEHE'S KNOWN SINCE HE WASTWO"KIDS LIKE JUSTIN."EVERY DAY IS A NEW CHALLENGEI'LL NEVER FULLY UNDERSTANDHOW TO HANDLE DIABETES ITSELFBUT EVERY DAY IS A NEWCHALLENGE"AND MOMS LIKE JEANNINE, WHOSE13-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER WASRECENTLY DIAGNOSED WITH TYPE 1DIABETES..JEANNINE JOHNSON/MOM OF TYPE 1DIABETES CHILD: "OURWHOLE LIFE JUST CHANGED SOQUICKLY AND THE CHILDRENSMIRACLE NETWORK REACHED OUT TOUS AS SOON ASWE GOT THERE TO SEE IF WE NEEDANYTHING"THE CHILDRENS MIRACLE NETWORKHAS HELPED 28-THOUSANDS CHILDREN FROM THELAUREN SMALL CHILDRENSCENTER AT BAKERSFIELD MEMORIALHOSPITAL."JUSTIN HAS AN AUTOIMMUNEDISEASE, LEXI AND JUSTIN TOO..ASMOMS WE STRUGGLE SO NOW WE HAVESOMEONE TOLEAN ON""IT WAS REALLY MORE OF THESUPPORT THEY GAVE US THATMADE US FEEL SO YOU NEED THATAND ITS ALL VERY SHOCKING YOUDON'T KNOW WHATS HAPPENING" THEMONEY RAISED STAYS IN KERNCOUNTY AND HELPS UPGRADERESOURCES AND EXPAND FACILITIES."IF THEY'RE ABLE TO RAISE FUNDSAND GET THE EQUIPMENTLOCALLY THEN WE WON'T HAVE TOTRAVEL TWO HOURS AWAY JUSTFOR HIM TO BE TREATED"SINCE 1983, THE CHILDRENSMIRACLE NETWORK HASRAISED 5 MILLION DOLLARS BUT ITHAS ALSO GIVEN KIDS AT 170HOSPITALS A PLATFORM FOR THEIRCONDITIONS."IT GAVE HIS DIAGNOSIS PURPOSESO IT TURNEDSOMETHING THAT IS TRAGIC AND CANBE TOUGH TO DEAL WITH INTO APOSITIVE AND SOMETHING THAT NOWHE CAN BE PROUD OF IT, TELLHIS STORIES, HELP OTHER KIDS"TO PARTICIPATE IN NATIONALPANCAKE DAY AND RAISE MONEY FORLOCAL FAMILIES, YOU CAN VISITANY OF THE FOUR IHOPERESTAURANTS IN KERN COUNTY FROM7 A.M.

TO 7 P.M.LIVE IN STUDIO, I'M DANIELAGARRIDO, 23 ABC NEWS CONNECTINGYOU.TO PARTICIPATE IN NATIONALPANCAKE DAY AND RAISE MONEY FORTO PARTICIPATE IN NATIONALPANCAKE DAY AND RAISE MONEY FORLOCAL FAMILIES, YOU CAN VISITANY OF THE FOUR IHOPERESTAURANTS IN KERN COUNTY FROM7 A.M.

TO 7 P.M.