Dave Cooke is the founder of two charities: Operation Christmas Child and Teams4U. He developed, then worked for, the biggest shoebox programme in the world. In 2006, Dave founded Teams4U, an international humanitarian aid charity based in Wrexham who take volunteers overseas to facilitate health, education, training and empowerment programs in Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe. In 2013, Teams4U launched its own national shoebox program bringing Christmas gifts to deprived children in Eastern Europe. He was nominated for the St David’s Award 2016 for Charitable Work and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Salford.