ORLANDO, Fla., May 13, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The U-Haul Companies of Orlando, Daytona Beach, Gainesville, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Eastern Florida and Jacksonville have joined together to offer 30 days of free storage to Central and Southern Florida families who have been evacuated or need to move their belongings away from the growing fires. Families needing more information about the 30-days-free self-storage assistance program should contact the following storage facilities.
U-Haul Center Hunters Creek U-Haul Center Goldenrod 13301 South Orange Blossom Trail 508 North Goldenrod Road Orlando, FL 32837 Orlando, FL 32807 (407) 888-8279 (407) 282-5879 U-Haul East Colonial U-Haul Center Orlando 4001 East Colonial Drive 3500 South Orange Avenue Orlando, FL 32803 Orlando, FL 32806 (407) 894-6011 (407) 240-9999 U-Haul Center Gatorland U-Haul Center Ocoee 14500 South Orange Blossom Trail 11410 West Colonial Drive Orlando, FL 32837 Ocoee, FL 34761 (407) 857-7867 (407) 877-7642 U-Haul Storage Orange City U-Haul Center Orange City 2861 Enterprise Road 2395 South Volusia Avenue Debary, FL 32713 Orange City, FL 32763 (386) 668-9409 (386) 228-3113 U-Haul Storage New Smyrna U-Haul Center of Semoran Boulevard 500 Turn Bull Bay Road 2055 North Semoran Boulevard New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168 Winter Park, FL 32792 (386) 423-9139 (407) 678-4467 U-Haul Center Lake Mary U-Haul Storage Ocala 3851 South Orlando Drive 505 Southwest 17th Street Sanford, FL 32773 Ocala, FL 34474 (407) 322-3167 (352) 867-8442 U-Haul Storage Ocala U-Haul Lake Square 5555 South Pine Avenue 10128 Highway 441 South Ocala, FL 34480 Leesburg, FL 34788 (352) 368-7003 (352) 728-4058 U-Haul Storage Eustis U-Haul Center of Margate 15519 West U.S.Highway 441 1700 North State Road 7 Eustis, FL 32726 Margate, FL 33063 (352) 483-1577 (954) 973-2440 U-Haul Center Broward U-Haul Storage of Sunrise 2800 West Broward Boulevard 4747 Nob Hill Road Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312 Sunrise FL, 33351 (954) 584-1500 (954) 749-2727 U-Haul Carol City U-Haul Hollywood FL 18400 Northwest 27th Avenue 2033 South State Road 7 Carol City, FL 33056 Hollywood, FL 33023 (305) 624-9344 (954) 962-3776 U-Haul Center of Orange Park U-Haul Sample Road 701 Blanding Boulevard 903 East Sample Road Orange Park, FL 32065 Pompano Beach, FL 33064 (904) 276-9530 (954) 787-8660 U-Haul 36th Street U-Haul Greater Miami 2460 Northwest 36th Street 1000 Northeast 1st Avenue Miami, FL 33142 Miami, FL 33132 (305) 634-0673 (305) 358-9291 U-Haul Center Homestead U-Haul Center Dade County 1050 North Flagler 5341 Northwest 7th Avenue Homestead, FL 33030 Miami, FL 33127 (305) 248-2505 (305) 795-1170 U-Haul Center Hialeah Cocoa U Move/U Store 6150 West 20th Avenue 213 Dixie Lane Hialeah Gardens, FL 33016 Rockledge, FL 32955 (305) 556-0562 (321) 632-7874 U-Haul Harbor City U-Haul Center Garden Street 438 Harbor City Boulevard 2070 Garden Street Melbourne, FL 32935 Titusville, FL 32796 (321) 254-7933 (321) 269-9944 U-Haul Center Fort Pierce U-Haul Storage Melbourne 3626 South Federal Highway 376 North Harbor City Boulevard Fort Pierce, FL 34982 Melbourne, FL 32935 (772) 464-9400 (321) 757-9580 U-Haul Storage Mayport Road U-Haul U.S. # 1 South 1650 Mayport Road 5630 Phillips Highway Atlantic Beach, FL 32233 Jacksonville, FL 32207 (904) 249-9934 (904) 731-1383 U-Haul Storage 103rd Street U-Haul Storage Cecil Field 6805 103rd Street 9422 103rd Street Jacksonville, FL 32210 Jacksonville, FL 32210 (904) 772-8207 (904) 772-8592 U-Haul Center Westside U-Haul Storage of Downtown 6100 Blanding Boulevard 400 West Ashley Street Jacksonville, FL 32244 Jacksonville, FL 32202 (904) 772-8704 (904) 358-9909 U-Haul Center Normandy U-Haul Center Edgewood 5481 Normandy Boulevard 1651 Edgewood Avenue Jacksonville, FL 32205 Jacksonville, FL 32208 (904) 786-2424 (904) 764-2516 U-Haul Center of Mandarin U-Haul Storage Saint Augustine 11490 San Jose Boulevard 3524 U.S. Highway 1 South Jacksonville, FL 32223 Jacksonville, FL 32086 (904) 292-9404 (904) 797-3667
"These fires have already caused tremendous damage and inflicted extreme hardship on the communities we serve," stated Frank Grau, 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 fire affects their areas. 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.