U-Haul Offers 30 Days of Free Storage to Families who may be Affected by Potential Spring Flooding Throughout Winnipeg

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, March 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The U-Haul Company of Central Canada is offering 30 days of free storage to residents whose homes or businesses may be affected by potential flooding throughout Winnipeg and surrounding areas.

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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 Moving and Storage at McPhillips 175 McPhillips Street Winnipeg, MB R3E2K1 [phone] U-Haul Moving and Storage of King Edward 461 Century Street Winnipeg, MB R3J1J9 [phone] U-Haul Moving and Storage at Regent Avenue 1341 Regent Avenue W Winnipeg, MB R2C3B2 [phone]

"Floods can cause tremendous damage in the communities we serve and may potentially affect many families," stated Real Faucher, president, U-Haul Company of Central Canada. "I hope this effort will provide assistance to anyone that may need a helping hand."

About U-Haul

Since 1945, U-Haul has been the choice for the do-it-yourself mover, with a network of more than 16,300 locations in all 50 States and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul customers' patronage has enabled the Company to maintain the largest rental fleet in the do-it-yourself moving industry with approximately 104,000 trucks, 80,000 trailers and 36,000 towing devices. U-Haul offers more than 406,000 rooms and 36 million square feet of storage space at nearly 1,100 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. The Company supplies alternative-fuel for vehicles and backyard barbecues as one of the nation's largest retailers of propane.

U-Haul was founded by a Navy veteran who grew up during the Great Depression. Tires and gas were still rationed or in short supply during the late 1940s when U-Haul began serving U.S. customers. Today, that background is central to the U-Haul Sustainability Program: "Serving the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." Our commitment to reduce, reuse and recycle includes fuel-efficient moving vans, neighborhood proximity, moving box reuse, moving pads made from discarded material and packing peanuts that are 100% biodegradable. Learn more about these facts and others at uhaul.com/sustainability.

Contact: Joanne Fried Ashleigh Wagner U-Haul Public Relations [phone] [e-mail]

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