Mark Winfield

Mark S. Winfield is a Canadian novelist and volunteer credited with founding or co-founding a number of not for profit organizations, including The United Way of Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.

Winfield is the author of The Stones of Great Bear Lake, an adult adventure fiction novel; and The Essential Volunteer Handbook, which is a guide to the inexperienced or prospective volunteer.

In recognition of his domestic and international volunteer efforts, Winfield has been awarded the United Way Canada "Chair's Award of Distinction" . and the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal.

Winfield has also published a video entitled What Makes Society Work, which discusses what causes people to volunteer, and curates the YouTube channel - Hiking Adventures with Mark Winfield.

He is retired and lives in Pine Grove, Nova Scotia.