ST. LOUIS, June 20, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The U-Haul Companies of St. Louis, Missouri and Illinois are offering 30 days of free storage to families affected by recent flooding. In addition to the 30-days-free self-storage assistance being offered, families needing 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 allow others to take them as needed - FREE. U-Haul encourages anyone who has any type of unused 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 recycle bin. Families needing more information about the 30-days-free self-storage assistance program and the Take a Box, Leave a Box Program should contact the following storage facilities.
U-Haul Center Hazelwood U-Haul South Campbell 8961 Dunn Road 3150 S. Campbell Hazelwood, MO 63042 Springfield, MO 65807 (314) 831-7775 (417) 887-4041 U-Haul Kings Highway U-Haul North Glenstone 1641 South Kings Highway Blvd. 1768 N. Glenstone St. Louis, MO 63110 Springfield, MO 65803 (314) 773-1400 (417) 866-4893 U-Haul Center St. Peters U-Haul Center Carbondale 3990 North Service Road 415 North Illinois Avenue St Charles, MO 63301 Carbondale, IL 62901 (636) 946-1563 (618) 529-2771 U-Haul East Alton U-Haul University Avenue 553 West St. Louis Avenue 3650 Meadowbrook Lane East Alton, IL 62024 Peoria, IL 61604 (618) 258-0400 (309) 682-3213 U-Haul Center Cape Girardeau U-Haul Stevenson Drive 740 South Kings Highway 1032 Stevenson Drive Cape Girardeau, MO 63701 Springfield, IL 62703 (573) 334-3348 (217) 786-2100 U-Haul Center Joplin U-Haul Bruns Lane 2521 East 7th Street 410 North Bruns Lane Joplin, MO 64801 Springfield, IL 62702 (417) 781-2071 (217) 546-2730 U-Haul Center Columbia 800 Bus Loop 70 West Columbia, MO 65203 (573) 449-3094
"These floods are causing tremendous damage in addition to the extreme hardship being inflicted on our community, stated Zachary Stokes, U-Haul area district vice president (ADVP)."I hope this effort will provide assistance to families that truly need a helping hand. We will continue to help our friends and neighbors in this time of need."
To learn more about the U-Haul Take a Box, Leave a Box Program, please visit: http://www.uhaul.com/sustainability/boxes/
Since 1945, U-Haul has been the first choice of do-it-yourself movers, with a network of more than 15,950 locations in all 50 United States and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul customers' patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to more than 100,000 trucks, 78,500 trailers and 31,100 towing devices. As a result, U-Haul offers more than 384,000 rooms and more than 33.8 million square feet of storage space at more than 1,055 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. U-Haul supplies alternative-fuel for vehicles and backyard barbecues as one of the nation's largest retailers of propane.
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