On Monday, March 21, more than 420 Perkins Restaurant & Bakery locations will join together for a system-wide fundraiser benefitting Give Kids The World, a nonprofit organization that provides week-long vacations to children with life-threatening illnesses and their families at a fanciful, “storybook” retreat in Central Florida. Guests dining at participating restaurants on “Perkins Pancake Day” can enjoy a free shortstack of Perkins made-from-scratch buttermilk pancakes, expertly prepared using Perkins legendary recipe created and perfected more than 50 years ago. In return, guests can consider making a donation to Give Kids The World.

Off in the distance one lone voice could be heard, “Three more months and we’ll be through,” followed immediately by the echo of more than a hundred, “Three more months and we’ll be through.” This was the moment the families of these cadets have been waiting for all morning.

As the formation marched closer and the first glimpse of first platoon of teenagers could be seen rounding the corner, the cadence mixed with the cheers from the families lining the street. The noise grew to a crescendo so loud the cadets were no longer able to hear the commands, which were now being shouted out by their leader.