U-Haul Company of Florida Offers Assistance to Victims of Hurricane Katrina

MIAMI, Aug. 26, 2005 -- U-Haul Company of Florida is offering 30 days of free storage at the following U-Haul Moving and Storage Centers to families affected by Hurricane Katrina.

Families needing more information about the 30-day-free self-storage assistance program should contact one of the locations listed below or log on to www.uhaul.com and click on "Find a U-Haul location."

   U-Haul Center Dade County 5341 NW 7th Avenue
   Miami, FL
   (305) 795-1170

   U-Haul Greater Miami 1000 NE 1st Avenue
   Miami, FL
   (305) 358-9291

   U-Haul 36th Street
   2460 NW 36th Street
   Miami, FL
   (305) 634-0673

   U-Haul Center Hialeah
   6150 W 20th Avenue
   Hialeah Gardens, FL
   (305) 556-0562

   U-Haul University
   6701 S Dixie Highway
   South Miami, FL
   (305) 661-2182

   U-Haul Carol City
   18400 NW 27th Ave
   Carol City, FL
   (305) 624-9344

   U-Haul Center Broward
   2800 West Broward Blvd
   Fort Lauderdale, FL
   (954) 584-1500

   U-Haul Center of Margate
   1700 North State Road 7
   Margate, FL
   (954) 973-2440

   U-Haul Sample Road
   903 East Sample Road
   Pompano Beach, FL
   (954) 781-8660

   U-Haul Five Points
   2801 North Dixie Highway
   Fort Lauderdale, FL
   (954) 561-2861

   U-Haul Hollywood Florida
   2033 South State Road 7
   Hollywood, FL
   (954) 962-3776

   U-Haul Storage of Sunrise
   4747 Nob Hill Road
   Sunrise, FL
   (954) 749-2727

   U-Haul Storage Key Largo
   03530 Overseas Highway Key Largo, FL
   (305) 451-0677

Frank Grau, area district vice president, U-Haul Company of Florida, said, "Customers continue to remain our top priority. These hurricanes cause tremendous damage and hardship to our communities. I hope these efforts provide assistance to families at a time when they truly need a helping hand. I'm proud to be part of a company like U-Haul and I'm glad that we can continue to help our friends and neighbors in this time of need."

U-Haul has entered its 60th year of serving the do-it-yourself moving and storage customer, with nearly 1,000 facilities across the United States and Canada. With 340,000 rooms and 33 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.