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.[1]

Winfield is the author of The Stones of Great Bear Lake, an adult adventure fiction novel; and The Essential Volunteer Handbook,[2] 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" [[

]] .[3] and the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal.[4]

Winfield has also published a video entitled What Makes Society Work,[5] 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.

References

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  1. ^ "Lunenburg County United Way Takes Shape". South Shore Now. Archived from the original on 2015-04-04.
  2. ^ Winfield, Mark (March 2013). The Essential Volunteer Handbook (First ed.). FriesenPress. ISBN 978-1-4602-1583-8.
  3. ^ "UW_annualreport_E.indd - AR_EN_webversion_04-21-10.pdf" (PDF). United Way Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-09. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
  4. ^ "Mark Winfield receives Jubilee Medal". South Shore Now. Archived from the original on 2015-04-04.
  5. ^ Winfield, Mark (28 December 2014). "What Makes Society Work". YouTube.