U-Haul offers free storage to families with homes in flood zone

November 2, 2009 2:58 pm

The U-Haul Company of Southern Washington is offering 30 days of free storage to residents whose homes may be affected by flooding in the Green River Zone.

In addition to the 30-days-free self-storage assistance being offered, people 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 a recycling bin.

Families needing more information about the 30-days-free self-storage assistance program should contact the following U-Haul centers closest to their home.

U-Haul Center of Auburn

917 Auburn Way S.

Auburn, WA 98002

253-939-9200

U-Haul Center of North Auburn

5110 Frontage Road NW

Auburn, WA 98001

253-850-4396

U-Haul Center Spanaway

15315 Pacific Ave. S.

Tacoma, WA 98444

253-535-1650

U-Haul Center Parkland

9601 Pacific Ave.

Tacoma, WA 98444

253-537-1065

“This flood may cause tremendous damage and inflict extreme hardship on the communities we serve,” stated Kim Merow, president, U-Haul Company of Southern Washington “I hope this effort will provide assistance to families that may truly need a helping hand. We will continue to help our friends and neighbors in this time of need.”

About U-Haul

Since 1945, U-Haul has been the best choice for the do-it-yourself mover, with a network of more than 15,800 locations in all 50 United States and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul customers’ patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to approximately 101,000 trucks, 76,000 trailers and 34,000 towing devices. U-Haul offers more than 395,000 rooms and approximately 35 million square feet of storage space at nearly 1,090 owned and managed 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. As one of the nation’s largest retailers of propane, U-Haul supplies alternative-fuel for vehicles and backyard barbecues.