U-Haul Offers 30 Days of Free Storage to California Wildfire Victims

November 3, 2009

DIAMOND BAR, Calif., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The U-Haul Companies of Los Angeles-- East, Orange County and San Bernardino are offering 30 days of free storage to California residents who have been evacuated or need to move their belongings away from areas affected by wildfires.

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In addition to the 30-days-free self-storage assistance being offered, people who need boxes can take advantage of the U-Haul Take a Box, Leave a Box Program. The program enables customers to return their reusable boxes and allows others to take them as needed - FREE. U-Haul encourages anyone who has any type of reusable box to drop it off at the nearest U-Haul location and allow another family to reuse the box, free of charge, instead of throwing the reusable box into the recycling bin.

Families needing more information about the 30-days-free self-storage assistance program should contact the following U-Haul regional offices for storage facilities available in their area.

    U-Haul Lambert Road
    661 East Lambert
    La Habra, CA 90631
    562-697-7489

    U-Haul Center Tustin
    1431 El Camino Real
    Tustin, CA 92780
    714-731-1901

    U-Haul Center Valley Blvd.
    17959 Valley Blvd.
    City of Industry, CA 91744
    626-935-0226

    U-Haul Leffingwell
    15707 Leffingwell Road
    Whittier, CA 90603
    562-943-7294

    U-Haul Storage Orangethorpe
    2260 East Orangethorpe Ave.
    Fullerton, CA 92831
    714-773-1870

    U-Haul Center Garey Avenue
    2190 North Garey Avenue
    Pomona, CA 91767
    909-596-6591

    U-Haul Center Holt Avenue
    1512 West Holt Avenue
    Pomona, CA 91768
    909-629-4103

"The inordinate amount of wildfires this year have already caused tremendous damage and inflicted extreme hardship on the communities we serve," stated Matt McFarren, area district vice president (ADVP), District 2. "I hope this effort will provide assistance to families that truly need a helping hand in areas affected by these fires. We will continue to help our friends and neighbors in this time of need."

About U-Haul

Since 1945, U-Haul has been the best choice for the do-it-yourself mover, with a network of more than 15,800 locations in all 50 United States and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul customers' patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to approximately 101,000 trucks, 76,000 trailers and 34,000 towing devices. U-Haul offers more than 395,000 rooms and approximately 35 million square feet of storage space at nearly 1,090 owned and managed facilities throughout North America. U-Haul is the consumer's number one choice as the largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry. As one of the nation's largest retailers of propane, U-Haul supplies alternative-fuel for vehicles and backyard barbecues.

U-Haul was founded by a Navy veteran who grew up during the Great Depression. Tires and gas were still rationed or in short supply during the late 1940s when U-Haul began serving U.S. customers. Today, that background is central to the U-Haul Sustainability Program: "Serving the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." Our commitment to reduce, reuse and recycle includes fuel efficient moving vans, neighborhood proximity, moving-box reuse, moving pads made from discarded material, and packing peanuts that are 100 percent biodegradable. Learn more about these facts and others at www.uhaul.com/sustainability.

    Contact:
    Joanne Fried
    Ashleigh Wagner
    U-Haul Public Relations
    (602) 263-6194
    publicrelations@uhaul.com

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