IHOP is offering a free short stack of pancakes on Feb. 28. Courtesy IHOP

Get a free short stack of buttermilk pancakes at IHOP restaurant on Tuesday, Feb. 28, in honor of National Pancake Day.

In return, diners are encouraged to make a donation to the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. The offer is good from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

To win free pancakes every day for a year, enter the “Stacks of Good Acts” contest. Submit a story of 250 words or less about a good deed you or someone you know did in 2011. Entries will be judged on emotional impact, originality and entertainment value. Deadline is Feb. 24. For more details, visit IHOPPancakeDay.com.