GULFPORT, Miss., Sept. 2, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U-Haul Company of Mississippi is offering 30 days of free storage to Mississippi families affected by Hurricane Gustav.
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-days-free self-storage assistance program and the Take a Box, Leave a Box Program should contact the following storage facilities.
U-Haul Center Pass Road U-Haul Fairgrounds 1132 Pass Road 2903 Shortcut Road Gulfport, MS 39501 Pascagoula, MS 39567 (228) 864-6672 (228) 769-8170 U-Haul Center Broadway U-Haul Storage Hattiesburg 918 Broadway Drive 1303 W 7th Street Hattiesburg, MS 39401 Hattiesburg, MS 39401 (601) 545-2551 (601) 544-7856 U-Haul Center Westside U-Haul Storage Gibraltar 2234 Hwy 80 West 1414 Gibraltar Drive Jackson, MS 39204 Jackson, MS 39204 (601) 352-2607 (601) 372-5764 U-Haul Center of Pearl U-Haul Center Northview 2203 Hwy 80 East 4181 Northview Drive Pearl, MS 39208 Jackson, MS 39206 (601) 939-4770 (601) 368-9323 U-Haul Center Queen City 334 N Frontage Road Meridian, MS 39301 (601) 482-5188
"The rain and high winds of this storm have caused tremendous damage to the communities we serve," stated Doug Weston, U-Haul area district vice president (ADVP) for Mississippi operations. "I hope this effort will provide assistance to families that truly need a helping hand if their homes or businesses were adversely affected by this storm. 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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