Bonnie
Bonnie Knuti has been a regular volunteer in the kitchen at The Carriage House Community Table since 2007. A retired middle school English teacher, Bonnie has devoted the last nine years to co-authoring a soon-to-be-published book, When Crisis Strikes… What to do, What to say, How to help. As a member of the Colorado Independent Publishers Association, she is already actively promoting the book which will be available on Amazon.com and in local bookstores.

Journal – volunteering at The Carriage House Community Table

1/18/08
The very cold weather is ever so much more bitter now. . . Imagine sleeping out in that at night? A lot of the conversation today was about which shelter had space and how glad someone was to have slept indoors last night.

4/18/08
The “women and children only” time now has a group of women who have bonded in a homeless sort of way. Two guys unaware of the “women only” time slot came in. The women have confidence in numbers and told the guys in no uncertain terms. . .
I liked the quiet power that beaten women have when they band together. It was palpable, their joy and satisfaction.

7/11/08
A new volunteer started today. . . She said she had heard Joy speak, was moved and knew right away that she wanted to volunteer. That’s how compassion is, I think. “To find yourself, lose yourself in the service of others.” – Mahatma Ghandi

9/26/08
One man asked what we were serving. I said it was beans, rice, elk, tomatoes and other vegetables. He smiled wryly and said, “I used to be a vegan. Now, I’m an opportugan.”

While volunteering at The Carriage House
Community Table is not always glamorous, it
is often fun and fulfilling. If you would like to be
involved with our community by volunteering
your time, please let us know by e-mail:
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or by calling us at 303-442-8300.