U-Haul Offers 30 Days Free Storage to Southern California Fire Victims

PHOENIX, Oct. 29, 2003 -- U-Haul announced today that it has expanded its 30-day free self-storage offer to families affected by recent fires throughout Southern California.

Free storage is now being offered at an additional 20 U-Haul Moving and Storage Centers on an as-available basis. Families needing more information about the 30-day free self-storage assistance program should contact one of the 27 participating U-Haul Moving and Storage Centers listed below.

   --  U-Haul Chula Vista, 99 North Fourth Avenue,  Chula Vista, CA,
       (619) 426-6432
   --  U-Haul Lemon Grove, 1805 Massachusetts Avenue, Lemon Grove, CA,
       (619) 460-6370
   --  U-Haul Center El Cajon, 1186 East Main, El Cajon, CA,  (619) 442-3483
   --  U-Haul Mission Avenue, 950 W. Mission Avenue, Escondido, CA,
       (760) 741-7805
   --  U-Haul Center Poway, 13210 Poway Road, Poway, CA,  (858) 486-3660
   --  U-Haul Center Miramar, 9650 Camino Ruiz, San Diego, CA,
       (858) 271-7753
   --  U-Haul Storage Carlsbad, 6175 Paseo Del Norte, Carlsbad, CA,
       (760) 929-0425
   --  U-Haul Center Holt Boulevard, 831 East Holt Boulevard, Ontario, CA,
       (909) 986-6628
   --  U-Haul Foothill Boulevard, 16823 Foothill Boulevard, Fontana, CA,
       (909) 824-5503
   --  U-Haul Storage Rialto, 2775 Foothill Boulevard, Rialto, CA,
       (909) 873-2486
   --  U-Haul Circle City, 314 East 6th Street, Corona, CA,  (909) 736-7811
   --  U-Haul Leffingwell, 15707 Leffingwell Road, Whittier, CA,
       (562) 943-7294
   --  U-Haul Center Covina, 1040 North Azusa Avenue, Covina, CA,
       (626) 915-4961
   --  U-Haul Storage Glendora, 1301 East Route 66, Glendora, CA,
       (626) 914-4545
   --  U-Haul Northridge, 18160 Parthenia Street, Northridge, CA,
       (818) 993-7470
   --  U-Haul Storage State Street, 4101 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA,
       (805) 683-3769
   --  U-Haul Center Foothills, 2320 Lincoln Avenue, Altadena, CA,
       (626) 791-0952
   --  U-Haul Canyon Country, 27150 Sierra Highway, Canyon Country, CA,
       (661) 251-4444
   --  U-Haul Storage Sycamore Avenue, 36 North Sycamore Avenue, Pasadena,
       CA, (626) 793-4745
   --  U-Haul Center Baseline, 1198 East Baseline, San Bernardino, CA,
       (909) 885-4448
   --  U-Haul Foothill Boulevard, 16823 Foothill Boulevard, Fontana, CA,
       (909) 824-5503
   --  U-Haul Central City, 110 South D Street, San Bernardino, CA,
       (909) 884-6805
   --  U-Haul Center Garey Avenue, 2190 North Garey Avenue, Pomona, CA,
       (909) 596-6591
   --  U-Haul Center of Moreno Valley, 23730 Sunnymead Boulevard, Moreno
       Valley, CA,  (909) 247-0847
   --  U-Haul Center Valley Boulevard, 17959 Valley Boulevard, City of
       Industry, CA,  (626) 935-0226
   --  U-Haul Charter Oaks, 1961 East Covina Boulevard, Covina, CA,
       (626) 332-6215
   --  U-Haul Central Ivar Avenue, 3527 Ivar Avenue, Rosemead, CA,
       (626) 288-2040

"It's impressive how people from our community have come together to help each other. We will continue to do our part to help families that have been affected by these devastating fires. We've had many friends and neighbors come here to take advantage of our free storage. Many people need additional urgent services including U-Haul equipment, boxes and packing supplies. We are committed to responding to these needs to the best of our ability, and we are getting added support from our U-Haul teams in Van Nuys, Riverside, Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley and San Bernardino. I am thankful that we are open for business and able to help," stated Clint Rodgers, General Manager at U-Haul Mission Avenue.

"Our entire team will continue to network with U-Haul locations throughout Southern California to help families find storage close to their community," stated Jay Hale, president of U-Haul Company of Van Nuys.

U-Haul has been a leader in the self-storage industry since 1974 with over 1,000 facilities across the United States and Canada. With 340,000 rooms, more than 31 million square feet of storage space and locations in 49 states and 10 Canadian provinces, U-Haul is one of the largest operators of self-storage in North America.