BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- For more than 15 years, the Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts has been making strides to help students learn more about giving back to the community.

"Giving them an opportunity like this to find ways to create change and to see that they can have a voice and they can make a difference is a great learning experience for them," said Stephanie Sacco, a school social worker.

Leading up to the Walk-A-Thon, students raise money, and then on the day of the Walk-A-Thon, they walk from their school on Masten Avenue to the Rose Garden at Delaware Park and back.

"The purpose for our Walk-A-Thons every year is to raise money and awareness for the arts but also to establish in the hearts and minds of our students the importance of giving back to the community,"

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