LOS ANGELES, Oct. 13, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U-Haul Companies of San Fernando Valley and Van Nuys are joining together to offer 30 days of free storage to Lakeview terrace area families who have been evacuated or need to move their belongings away from the areas affected by the recent fires.
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.
Families needing more information about the 30-day free self-storage assistance program should contact the following storage facilities.
U-Haul Canyon Country 27150 Sierra Highway Canyon Country, CA 91351 (661) 251-4444 U-Haul Sun Valley 7721 Hollywood Way Burbank, CA 91505 (818) 768-4100 U-Haul Center Foothills 2320 North Lincoln Avenue Altadena, CA 91001 (626) 791-0952 U-Haul Center Sepulveda 8500 Sepulveda Boulevard Sepulveda, CA 91343 (818) 895-1335 U-Haul Northridge 18160 Parthenia Street Northridge, CA 91324 (818) 993-7470 U-Haul Chatsworth 21326 Devonshire Street Chatsworth, CA 91311 (818) 709-4207
"These fires have the potential to cause tremendous damage and inflict extreme hardship on the communities we serve," stated Tony Waters, U-Haul area district vice president (ADVP), for California operations. "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.
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