YOU CHAT WITH US ONLINE AND
WE'LL GIVE YOU A SHOUT OUT ON
THE AIR JUST CLICK LIKE ON THE
WCCO MORNING FACEBOOK PAGE.
IT IS NATIONAL PANCAKE DAY.
IHOP IS IS GIVING AWAY FREE
PAN CAKES AND ALSO THAT YOU
CONSIDER DONATING TO CHILDREN'S
MIRACLE NETWORK.
I SEE YOU'VE
ALREADY GOTTEN STARTED.
REPORTER: I HAVE.
I'VE GOT A NEW JOB.
I'M GOING TO EXPLAIN
HOW THIS WORKS TODAY.
I'VE GOT
A CHEF WHO'S GOING TO START
COOKING FOR US.
I'M GOING TO
EXPLAIN WHO HE IS IN JUST A
MINUTE WHICH IS WHO IS KEY TO
THE DAY.
WE DO A LOT OF STORIES
IN ST. PAUL.
WHY PAN CAKES?
EXPLAIN THAT CONNECTION. FROM .
TO 7 P.M.
TODAY
IHOP IS GIVING AWAY A FREE SHORT
STACK OF PAN CAKES TO EACH GUEST
ASK THEY'RE INVITED TO MAKE A
DONATION BACK TO CHILDREN'S
NETWORK OF MIRACLE HOSPITALS.
SO YOU ARE STARTING THEM UP
HERE.
WHAT'S THE TECHNIQUE?
FOR COOKING PANCAKES.
YOU FLIP THEM WHEN THE EDGES
A LITTLE BIT DRY IS WHAT I'M
TOLD.
I'M GOING TO KEEP MY DAY
JOB.
WHICH HAPPENS TO BE YOU ARE A
PHYSICIAN.
AND IT WAS ONE OF
THE FIRST HOSPITALS THAT WAS
MADE FOR KIDS WITH SPECIAL
NEEDS.
AND YOU WORK WITH THE
REHABILITATION CENTER.
CAN YOU
EXPLAIN WHY THAT IS SUCH A YOU
NEARBY THING THERE.
IT'S A HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN
WITH DISABILITIES AND WE
SPECIALIZE IN ALL KINDS OF
DIFFERENT PROBLEMS CHILDREN MAY
HAVE AND ONE OF THEM IS BRAIN
INJURIES IS MARCH IS BRAIN
INJURY AWARENESS MOST OF THE
RAIN AND IHOP HAS BEEN GENEROUS
WHICH SUPPORTS THAT PROGRAM.
ANYBODY WHO'S HUNGRY CAN YOU
TELL THEM IN A COUPLE WORDS WHY
THEY SHOULD COME OUT.
COME OUT AFTER I'M DONE
COOKING.
COME SUPPORT
CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK AND
IHOP.
LET'S LOOK AT YOURS.
CAN YOU
FLIP THEM?
ARE YOU READY?
NOW, IF YOU WANT TO COME OUT
WE'VE GOT ON OUR WEBSITE A LIST
OF THE IHOPS WHO ARE
PARTICIPATING.
THANKS.
IT WAS A SOLID FLIP.
IT WAS.
I WAS SKEPTICAL.
I DIDN'T
SEE ENOUGH BUBBLES.
TO BE FAIR, YOU'RE NOT A
DOCTOR.
SO MAYBE JUST LEAVE
THOSE DECISIONS UP TO HIM.
SO WHO'S THE PANCAKE MAKER IN
YOUR HOUSE.
YESTERDAY WAS NATIONAL
CEREAL DAY TODAY IT'S ABOUT THE
HOT BREAKFAST.
IT'S NATIONAL PANCAKE DAY.
GOOD MORNING.
REPORTER: GOOD MORNING.
I'M
GOING TO MAKE YOUR MOUTHS WATER
RIGHT NOW.
FRANK THE MANAGER IS
MAKING SOME PAIN CAKES FOR US.
HE IS OFFERING FREE PANCAKES
TODAY BUT FRANK YOU'RE ASKING
FOR SOMETHING IN RETURN.
IT'S
REALLY SPECIAL.
WE ARE AND WE ARE SO PROUD
OF TODAY.
WHAT WE ARE DOING AND
OFFERING A SHORT STACK OF
PANCAKE FOR A GENEROUS DONATION
FOR THE CUSTOMER AND THE WAY IT
WORKS WHEN THE GUEST COMES IN
AND DONATES $5 WE GIVE THEM A
COUPON SO IT'S A WIN-WIN.
WONDERFUL AND WE KNOW THAT
THIS IS REALLY SPECIAL LIKE YOU
SAID, MONEY GOES TO CHILDREN'S
MIRACLE NETWORK AND THERE'S
SOMEONE HERE WHO REALLY KNOWS
THE POWER AND WE WANT TO TELL
YOU ABOUT MARY.
SHE HAS A SON
WILLIE.
HE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT
ON A LONG BOARD.
HE HAD A HEAD
INJURY, HE WASN'T WEARING A
HELMET.
YOU HAD NO IDEA OF THE
ROAD THAT WAS AHEAD.
YOU ENDED
UP THERE FOR HOW LONG?
IN TOTAL PROBABLY ABOUT
3 MONTHS BUT REALLY ABOUT A
YEAR.
WE DIDN'T EVER NOT SEE
SOMEONE UP THERE THROUGH OUR
REHAB PROCESS.
AND YOU SAID THERE WAS A LOT
OF CARE NOT JUST GIVEN TO YOUR
SON.
RIGHT.
YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU
EXPERIENCE SOMETHING LIKE THAT
IT'S SUCH A SHOCK AND I REALLY
WAS SO GRATEFUL FOR THE CARE
THAT A HE GOT BUT ALSO THEY TOOK
CARE OF HER WHOLE FAMILY.
I
HAVE A DAUGHTER, SHE WAS 6 AND
I, OF COURSE WAS TERRIFIED AND
IT WAS A FULL SERVICE MIRACLE.
IT REALLY WAS AND WHY IT'S SO
COOL.
WE WANT TO SHOW WHAT YOUR
SON LIKES LIKE NOW.
HE'S DOING AMAZING.
HE'S
INTO MIRACLE AND THEY'RE
RESPONSIBLE.
SO IF THERE'S ANY REASON YOU
CAN TELL PEOPLE TO EAT PANCAKES
TODAY
GOSH, WHAT AN EASY WAY TO
SUPPORT PEOPLE WHO CAN'T
POSSIBLY IMAGINE THAT THEY'RE
GOING TO BE LIKE WE WERE THAT
DAY.
PANCAKES A MIRACLE, MY
SON'S A MIRACLE, I THINK IT'S A
PERFECT THING.
I BELIEVE THAT YOU'RE SO
RIGHT.
WE WANT TO REMIND YOU
GET THE PANCAKES THIS IS GOING
ON IN IHOPS FROM HERE UP TO THE
ST. CLOUD AREA.
WE'VE GOT A
LIST ON OUR WEBSITE WCCO.COM.
YOU CAN SEE HOW YOU CAN SCORE
THE PANCAKES BUT MORE
IMPORTANTLY HOW YOU CAN HELP
MARY AND WILLIE.
YOU SAW YOUR TECHNIQUE AND
YOU HAVE QUITE THE TECHNIQUE.
FRANK'S GIVING ME SOME TIPS.
IT'S HARDER THAN IT LOOKS.
IT'S WORTH IT.
AND I'M REALLY ONLY
COMPLIMENTING YOU BECAUSE WE'RE