PORTSMOUTH, Va., Feb. 13, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The U-Haul Company of Tidewater is offering 30 days of free storage to Virginia families who have been evacuated or need to move their belongings away from the areas affected by the recent fires. Families needing more information about the 30-day free self-storage assistance program should contact the following storage facilities.
U-Haul Greenbrier U-Haul Storage Butler Street
664 Woodlake Dr. 803 Butler St.
Chesapeake, VA 23320 Chesapeake, VA 23323
(757) 424-7361 (757) 487-7880
U-Haul Center of Southpark U-Haul Center Coliseum
804 W. Roslyn Rd. 1023 W. Mercury Blvd.
Colonial Heights, VA 23834 Hampton, VA 23666
(901) 353-2051 (757) 838-1393
U-Haul Center Summer Avenue U-Haul Center Downtown
5315 Summer Avenue 1301 Monticello Ave.
Memphis, TN 38122 Norfolk, VA 23510
(804) 520-4840 (757) 625-1656
U-Haul Center of Janaf U-Haul Little Creek
5609 Raby Rd. 7448 N. Military Highway
Norfolk, VA 23502 Norfolk, VA 23518
(757) 461-8274 (757) 583-7862
U-Haul Center Crater Road U-Haul Airline Center
2540 S. Crater Rd. 2855 Airline Blvd.
Petersburg, VA 23805 Portsmouth, VA 23701
(804) 861-9789 (757) 488-7853
U-Haul Storage Oaklawn Boulevard U-Haul Storage Prince George
5400 Oaklawn Blvd. 4725 Jefferson Park Rd.
Prince George, VA 23875 Prince George, VA 23875
(804) 458-7553 (804) 458-7636
U-Haul Storage Holland Road U-Haul Center Aragona
1325 Holland Rd. 4950 Virginia Beach Blvd.
Suffolk, VA 23434 Virginia Beach, VA 23462
(757) 925-0846 (757) 499-1432
"These fires have already caused tremendous damage and inflicted extreme hardship on the communities we serve," stated Marketing Company President (MCP) Richard Cowell Jr. "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."
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.