Dave Linton
Founder CEO @Madlug
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WORK HISTORY
Founder CEO @Madlug
Most children and young people in care have their belongings moved in black plastic bin bags or plastic shopping bags. Madlug is an award-winning bag brand that stands for ‘make a difference luggage’. With every bag purchased, a pack-away travel bag goes to a child in care.THE STORYBack in the late spring of 2014 while I was attending an introduction to fostering course with his wife, I was shown a video interview of a young girl in a wheelchair who made the following statement:“Health trusts don’t provide suitcases. Sometimes foster carers loan us a suitcase but more often our belongings are moved in black plastic bin bags and we lose our dignity”.This statement really stuck with me and for the remainder of the evening I thought of nothing else except the fact that these kids belongings are being moved about in nothing more than bin bags. The mere fact of a black bin bag carrying an individual’s belonging around brought me to tears. I was moved immediately that evening to think over ways in which I could help these vulnerable children in care make their way with dignity. As I continued to research and think through many possible solutions I was continually drawn to the value & worth of children in care and that they deserve to live and make their way with Dignity. I was also drawn to the fact that the use of bin bags to move children and young people in care was an issue globally.My attention was now focused on a greater scale for increasing the value and worth of these children and raising the awareness of this core issue in helping them make their way with dignity. It was at this point Madlug™ (Making a Difference Luggage) was born.@weareMadlug
EDUCATION
Monkstown Community School
General Studies
Arrow Leadership Programme
Leadership
Ulster University
Doctor of Science, Business
Capernwray Hall, England
Bible/Biblical Studies
SKILLS
ABOUT DAVE LINTON
Award winning Social Entrepreneur and experienced Founding Director of Madlug (A Make A…
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