Take 'Action' With Applebee's Fundraiser To Support Goryeb Children's Hospital

LONG VALLEY, N.J. - Zach Rice has walked a long way since his days at Goryeb Children’s Hospital.

The Long Valley teen who underwent surgeries and therapies as a boy for a rare condition, avascular necrosis of the hip, is now in his fourth year of organizing the annual Action For Distraction fundraiser to benefit the children’s hospital.

Rice launched the event in 2013, which has raised more than $50,000 to date. The fundraiser provides new tech toys and other forms of “distraction” for young patients at Goryeb.

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Rice, now the Long Valley Middle School Student Council Vice President, has joined Applebee’s in Hackettstown to hold a flapjack fundraiser and sign-up for this year’s Action event.

The Applebee’s Flapjack Fundraiser breakfast and Registration Event will be held Saturday, April 2, from 8 to 10 a.m. Tickets are $10 and will benefit Goryeb. The opportunity to sign up for the Action For Distraction will also be available.

For more information about the Applebee’s event, call 973-951-5652 or email Mackenzie@actionfordistraction.com.

This year’s Action For Distraction will be held May 21 at Loantaka Brook Reservation in Morristown. Find out more here.

Photo Credit: Action For Distraction