Bobby Walker Jr. has been selected as this year's Community Changemaker Award recipient.
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Walker has served as CEO of the Boys and Girls Club of Greenwich since 2014.
The club offers affordable after-school programs and summer camps to kids ages 6 and 18.
Despite being located in an affluent community, there is more need than people might realize.
"In our after-school program, 78% of those kids live below the low-income level for this area," Walker said. "Which means their parents, even though they have jobs, are working paycheck to paycheck and sometimes aren't able to make ends meet."
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In addition to sports and recreation, the club offers academic support for students and character development programs.
"I want this to be a place where kids can come and find out how great they really are," Walker said.
WABC-TV is a sponsor of the festival, which runs through June 2.
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