Community Partners

It takes a village to pull off something this fun, and we’re lucky to have two incredible local businesses stepping up to make the Amazing Almonte Garage Sale even more impactful!

Gagné Homestead & Rescue will be leading a community-wide bottle drive in partnership with the Beer Store, collecting all refundable containers — think beer cans and bottles, plastic alcohol containers, wine bottles, and even those sneaky bag-in-box wine bladders. Every donation helps support the care of rescued animals, providing food, shelter, and veterinary services — and they’ll be generously sharing proceeds with the Almonte General Hospital Fairview Manor Foundation.

As if that wasn’t enough, they’ll also be set up at the Beer Store with a very special attraction: an emu petting zoo featuring none other than Enzo, their famously adventurous (and occasionally escape-prone) emu. Yes, really.

Dan’s Dump Run is stepping in to help with the after part of your garage sale — because we all know that’s when things get real. Dan will be coordinating a community-wide post-sale pickup, helping collect any leftover items for donation as well as hauling away whatever’s truly reached the end of the line.

He’s generously offering this service to the Almonte community free of charge for the event, though he’ll happily accept any spare dump passes you might have kicking around. And if you find yourself needing a hand with future dump runs, you know who to call.

Together, these partners are helping us keep things sustainable, supportive, and just a little bit more fun — exactly what this event is all about.