ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 18, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U-Haul Companies of Tampa, Western Florida, Orlando, Daytona Beach, Gainesville, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Eastern Florida and Jacksonville have joined together to offer 30 days of free storage to Florida families who have been or will be evacuated, and to those who will be adversely affected by the wind and rain caused by Hurricane Fay.
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 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. U-Haul also urges customers to stop in to ensure that their propane tanks are topped off, since propane is a good thing to have on hand when these storms come through.
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 Pinellas Center U-Haul Center of Largo 23917 US Highway 19 North 13564 66th Street North Clearwater, FL 33765 Largo, FL 33771 (727) 796-2132 (727) 536-7849 U-Haul Storage of Park Street U-Haul St. Petersburg 5200 Park Street 975 2nd Avenue South St. Petersburg, FL 33709 St. Petersburg, FL 33705 (727) 546-1572 (727) 821-0006 U-Haul Storage Seminole U-Haul Sample Road 6249 Seminole Boulevard 903 East Sample Road Seminole, FL 33772 Pompano Beach, FL 33064 (727) 393-3569 (954) 787-866 U-Haul Storage South Tampa U-Haul Town & Country West Waters 3826 W Marcum Street 5404 West Waters Avenue Tampa, FL 33616 Tampa, FL 34634 (813) 839-2376 (813) 249-9677 U-Haul Center Gandy Boulevard U-Haul of West Tampa 3939 West Gandy Boulevard 4406 West Hillsborough Avenue Tampa, FL 33611 Tampa, FL 33614 (813) 832-5682 (813) 873-2333 U-Haul Center Hunters Creekv U-Haul Center East Tampa 5806 North 56th Street 13301 South Orange Blossom Trail Tampa, FL 33610 Orlando, FL 32837 (813) 621-9764 (407) 888-8279 U-Haul Center Westchase U-Haul Center Citrus Park 11401 West Hillsborough Avenue 6111 Gunn Highway Tampa, FL 33635 Tampa, FL 33625 (813) 855-5976 (813) 962-7338 U-Haul Center North Tampa U-Haul Central Tampa 10415 North Florida Avenue 2309 Angel Olivia Senor Street Tampa, FL 33612 Tampa, FL 33605 (813) 933-2821 (813) 247-5936 U-Haul South Fort Myers U-Haul Storage Colonial Boulevard 11401 Cleveland Avenue 4457 Kernel Circle Fort Myers, FL 33907 Fort Myers, FL 33916 (239) 939-3686 (239) 274-9190 U-Haul Center Lakeland East Trail U-Move U-Store 1621 North Florida Avenue 2001 East Tamiami Trail Lakeland, FL 33805 Naples, FL 34112 (863) 688-6725 (239) 774-5599 U-Haul South Sarasota U-Haul North Sarasota 4861 South Tamiami Trail 7850 North Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34231 Sarasota, FL 34243 (941) 921-6605 (941) 355-8535 U-Haul Center Goldenrod U-Haul 36th Street 508 North Goldenrod Road 2460 Northwest 36th Street Orlando, FL 32807 Miami, FL 33142 (407) 282-5879 (305) 634-0673 U-Haul East Colonial U-Haul Greater Miami 4001 East Colonial Drive 1000 Northeast 1st Avenue Orlando, FL 32803 Miami, FL 33132 (407) 894-6011 (305) 358-9291 U-Haul Center Orlando U-Haul Center Homestead 3500 South Orange Avenue 1050 North Flagler Orlando, FL 32806 Homestead, FL 33030 (407) 240-9999 (305) 248-2505 U-Haul Center Gatorland U-Haul Center Dade County 14500 South Orange Blossom Trail 5341 Northwest 7th Avenue Orlando, FL 32837 Miami, FL 33127 (305) 556-0562 (305) 795-1170 U-Haul Center Ocoee U-Haul Center Hialeah 11410 West Colonial Drive 6150 West 20th Avenue Ocoee, FL 34761 Hialeah Gardens, FL 33016 (407) 877-7642 (407) 857-7867 U-Haul Storage Orange City Cocoa U Move/U Store 2861 Enterprise Road 213 Dixie Lane Debary, FL 32713 Rockledge, FL 32955 (386) 668-9409 (321) 632-7874 U-Haul Center Orange City U-Haul Harbor City 2395 South Volusia Avenue 438 Harbor City Boulevard Orange City, FL 32763 Melbourne, FL 32935 (386) 228-3113 (321) 254-7933 U-Haul Storage New Smyrna U-Haul Center Garden Street 500 Turn Bull Bay Road 2070 Garden Street New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168 Titusville, FL 32796 (386) 423-9139 (321) 269-9944 U-Haul Center of Semoran U-Haul Center Fort Pierce Boulevard 2055 North Semoran Boulevard 3626 South Federal Highway Winter Park, FL 32792 Fort Pierce, FL 34982 (407) 678-4467 (772) 464-9400 U-Haul Center Lake Mary U-Haul Storage Melbourne 3851 South Orlando Drive 376 North Harbor City Boulevard Sanford, FL 32773 Melbourne, FL 32935 (407) 322-3167 (321) 757-9580 U-Haul Storage Ocala U-Haul Storage Mayport Road 505 Southwest 17th Street 1650 Mayport Road Ocala, FL 34474 Atlantic Beach, FL 32233 (352) 867-8442 (904) 249-9934 U-Haul Storage Ocala U-Haul U.S. # 1 South 5555 South Pine Avenue 5630 Phillips Highway Ocala, FL 34480 Jacksonville, FL 32207 (352) 368-7003 (904) 731-1383 U-Haul Lake Square U-Haul Storage 103rd Street 10128 Highway 441 South 6805 103rd Street Leesburg, FL 34788 Jacksonville, FL 32210 (352) 728-4058 (904) 772-8207 U-Haul Storage Eustis U-Haul Storage Cecil Field 15519 West U.S. Highway 441 9422 103rd Street Eustis, FL 32726 Jacksonville, FL 32210 (352) 483-1577 (904) 772-8592 U-Haul Center of Margate U-Haul Center Westside 1700 North State Road 7 6100 Blanding Boulevard Margate, FL 33063 Jacksonville, FL 32244 (954) 973-2440 (904) 772-8704 U-Haul Center Broward U-Haul Storage of Downtown 2800 West Broward Boulevard 400 West Ashley Street Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312 Jacksonville, FL 32202 (954) 584-1500 (904) 358-9909 U-Haul Storage of Sunrise U-Haul Center Normandy 4747 Nob Hill Road 5481 Normandy Boulevard Sunrise FL, 33351 Jacksonville, FL 32205 (954) 749-2727 (904) 786-2424 U-Haul Carol City U-Haul Center Edgewood 18400 Northwest 27th Avenue 1651 Edgewood Avenue Carol City, FL 33056 Jacksonville, FL 32208 (305) 624-9344 (904) 764-2516 U-Haul Hollywood FL U-Haul Center of Mandarin 2033 South State Road 7 11490 San Jose Boulevard Hollywood, FL 33023 Jacksonville, FL 32223 (954) 962-3776 (904) 292-9404 U-Haul Center of Orange Park U-Haul Storage St. Augustine 701 Blanding Boulevard 3524 U.S. Highway 1 South Orange Park, FL 32065 Jacksonville, FL 32086 (904) 276-9530 (904) 797-3667
"This hurricane is expected to cause tremendous damage and inflict extreme hardship on the communities we serve," stated Frank Grau, U-Haul Area District Vice President (ADVP) for Florida operations. "I hope this effort will provide assistance to families that truly need a helping hand if this hurricane or the accompanying wind and rains affect them. We will continue to help our friends and neighbors in their 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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