Watermelon Queen Can Flip Pancakes Too!

MEDIA ALERT

Come join Liz Dunn, Miss Louisiana Watermelon Festival, for IHOP National Pancake Day Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at the College Drive location in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Liz will flip pancakes and deliver them to guests. She will also sign autographs for IHOP patrons.

IHOP National Pancake Day partners with Children’s Miracle Network and the official CMN Ambassador the Miss America Organization. Liz is excited to take part in this great fundraiser for Children’s Miracle Network. “I have practiced my flip technique for tomorrow’s event and I can’t wait to show it off,” Dunn said.

Liz will compete for the title of Miss Louisiana in June 2010 in Monroe, Louisiana. To learn more about the Miss Louisiana Organization log on to http://www.misslouisiana.com.

Since beginning its National Pancake Day celebration in 2006, IHOP has raised more than $3.25 million to support charities in the communities in which it operates. While IHOP's National Pancake Day typically takes place on Shrove Tuesday, this year the company will host its free pancake event on Tuesday, February 23, extending the fundraising window by one week to maximize donations for Children's Miracle Network. With your help, we hope to raise $5 million in five years for Children's Miracle Network and other local charities through your donations in 2010!

Known also as Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras, National Pancake Day dates back several centuries to when the English prepped for fasting during Lent. Strict rules prohibited the eating of all dairy products during Lent, so pancakes were made to use up the supply of eggs, milk, butter and other dairy products...hence the name Pancake Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday.

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(thanks to my 'publicist' for helping out with this)