KINGS BAY, Ga. \u2014 An award-winning Jacksonville teenager will get a special responsibility when he attends the FIFA World Cup final Match in New Jersey, thanks to an organization he attends, Kings Bay, Camden County. <\/p>\n
\u201cOn behalf of the Coca-Cola company, we\u2019d like to congratulate you on becoming a flag bearer at the FIFA World Cup final match on July 19th,\u201d baseball player Alex Rodriguez told High Schooler Jacob Robins via Zoom. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a real opportunity, and it speaks volumes to the amount of opportunities and the platforms that are uplifted through the Boys and Girls Club,\u201d said Robins. <\/p>\n
>>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<<<\/a><\/p>\n Robins received the flag-bearing honor after becoming the Boys and Girls Club of America\u2019s 2025 National Military Youth of the Year. It\u2019s the highest honor a club member can receive. <\/p>\n \u201cEveryone always asks, \u2018How do you prepare for being Youth of the Year? What are your steps?\u2019 And I always say it\u2019s a community behind me,\u201d said Robins. <\/p>\n The 17-year-old attends the club\u2019s Teen Center at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in Camden County, Georgia, where his mom is a youth director. He\u2019s been attending since he was 13 but has been involved in the youth program since he was just 6 years old.<\/p>\n A child, with both parents in the military, said he wants to use his platform to advocate for the millions of military kids around the country and the struggles they face.<\/p>\n [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks<\/a>]<\/p>\n \u201cEvery sort of military child has to adapt very quickly, which could then mean they have to move more. People around them are moving. There\u2019s a lot of changes, and there could be a lot of issues because we\u2019re expected to pick up quickly,\u201d Robins added. <\/p>\n Through the club, he\u2019s gotten to meet a slew of celebrities, including former baseball great A-Rod, actor Denzel Washington and comedian JB Smoove.<\/p>\n On top of this, FOX and Fox Sports are investing $500,000 in the expansion of Boys & Girls Clubs of America\u2019s soccer programming.<\/p>\n As for what flag the Jax native will be bearing?<\/p>\n [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter<\/a>] <\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not sure of which flag I\u2019m going to be holding, but I\u2019m very excited to see what flag I\u2019ve been chosen to hold, whether it\u2019s the USA or one of the other countries,\u201d said Robins. <\/p>\n \u201cI would absolutely love to carry the Mexico flag at the World Cup as my mom is Mexican and Puerto Rican, and that would be a great moment to showcase and represent my family back home,\u201d Robins added. <\/p>\n Robins will be attending the final match of the World Cup in the New York, New Jersey area on July 19th. 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