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Madeline Robinson, executive director of Wheelchairs 4 Kids, will receive the Tampa Bay Ethics Award from The University of Tampa Center for Ethics at a breakfast and ceremony on Friday, Oct. 12. The event is from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. in the Vaughn Center Crescent Club on the UT campus, 401 W. Kennedy Blvd.

Robinson started Wheelchairs 4 Kids, a nonprofit dedicated to improving the lives of children with physical disabilities, along with her husband in 2011. With the help of Wheelchairs 4 Kids, families can receive wheelchairs, home and vehicle modifications, and therapeutic equipment at no charge.

Robinson currently serves as the chairman of the board of the Tarpon Springs Chamber of Commerce, the programs coordinator of the AFP Nature Coast Chapter and also serves on the AFP National Philanthropy Day Committee. Previously, she has received multiple awards including Winners Within Us Readers’ Choice Award in 2012, FOX 13 Hometown Hero in 2013, Tampa Bay Lightning Community Hero in 2014, Florida JCI Senate Pioneer Award in 2015 and AFP Chamberlin Scholarship in 2016.

The UT Center for Ethics will honor Robinson at the 28th annual Business Ethics Breakfast. The center conducts many programs throughout the year that combine education and business services and is supported by an advisory board of business and community leaders.

Former winners of the ethics award include former Florida governor Bob Martinez, Freddie Solomon, former Tampa mayor Pam Iorio, John Sykes, James Ferman Jr., Richard Gonzmart and Sam Ellison. Nominees for the award must live and work in the Tampa Bay area and must demonstrate high ethical character in their everyday lives. They must promote and encourage ethics and integrity in the workplace or other organizations and exhibit respect, trustworthiness, caring, fairness and justice.

The event is free for UT students, faculty and staff. Individual tickets are $25 per person, a table of eight is $150 and corporate sponsorships range from $750–$1,500. For more information or reservations, go to www.ut.edu/TampaBayEthicsAward or call the Center for Ethics coordinator, Jessica Luce, at (813) 257-3039.