U-Haul Offers 30 Days of Free Storage to Western Washington Residents in Potential Flood Zone


VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. 8, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Due to last night's evacuations of Orting, Woodland and Fife, the U-Haul Company of Southern Washington has expanded its offer of 30 days free storage to all western Washington residents who need to move their belongings away from areas which may be affected by flooding.

In addition to the 30-days-free self-storage assistance being offered, people 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 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 storage facilities.


 U-Haul Center Longview
 364 Oregon Way
 Longview, WA 98632
 (360) 577-8400

 U-Haul Center Olympia
 2516 East 4th
 Olympia, WA 98506
 (360) 943-4511

 U-Haul Center Bremerton
 2804 Kitsap Way
 Bremerton, WA 98312
 (360) 479-5710

 U-Haul Center Parkland
 9601 Pacific Avenue
 Tacoma, WA 98444
 (253) 537-1065

 U-Haul Center Spanaway
 15315 Pacific Avenue S
 Tacoma, WA 98444
 (253) 535-1650

 U-Haul Andresen Road
 2460 NE Andresen Road
 Vancouver, WA 98661
 (360) 695-7637

 Hazeldell Moving & Storage
 8250 Highway 99
 Vancouver, WA 98665
 (360) 574-1234

 U-Haul Center Vancouver
 3315 East Fourth Plain
 Vancouver, WA 98661
 (360) 693-0994

"The increased flood zone has the potential to cause even more damage and hardship than was previously expected," stated Kim Merow, president, U-Haul Company of Southern Washington. "It is my hope that by increasing our efforts, we will be able to provide assistance to even more families that truly need a helping hand. We will continue to help our friends and neighbors during this time of need."

Since 1945, U-Haul has been the undisputed choice for the do-it-yourself mover, 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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