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Archive Home > 2008 > April > 13 > A Bend man has a place in history COVO: Helping ‘where others have failed’ A lifelong desire to help

A Bend man has a place in history COVO: Helping ‘where others have failed’ A lifelong desire to help

Since 2004, Jim Gunn has spent his days visiting homeless camps in Bend. He’s taking a break, but those he has helped won’t soon forget his work.

By Patrick Cliff / The Bulletin
April 13, 2008

Jim Gunn drove his 1989 Ford Ranger into sparse woods near Bend last week.

Homeless men walked out of the woods as Gunn stepped out. He and a half-dozen men immediately started into the day’s work — cleaning the camp of trash.

Gunn, 57, was at the camp to help the men fulfill....

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