SUFFOLK, Va., April 29, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The U-Haul Company of Tidewater is offering 30 days of free storage to Virginia families who have been affected by the recent tornadoes. 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 Ave. 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 tornadoes have caused tremendous damage and inflicted extreme hardship on the communities we serve," stated Richard Cowell, Jr., president U-Haul Company of Tidewater. "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."
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.