U-Haul Offers 30 Days Free Storage to Tornado Victims in Coweta and Fayette

STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. (March 26, 2021) — U-Haul® is offering 30 days of free self-storage at five Georgia facilities to residents impacted by the tornado and severe storms that slammed Coweta and Fayette Counties on Thursday night.

Homes were damaged, and at least one fatality was reported. Accessibility to local storage units can assist in the community’s recovery process.

“The damage from this tornado and the associated storms is widespread and significant,” said Jon Scoville, U-Haul Company of Western Georgia president. “As people begin their clean-up efforts, we want to offer them a secure place to store their belongings at no cost for one month.”

People seeking more information about the U-Haul disaster relief program or needing to arrange 30 days of free self-storage should contact the nearest participating location:

U-Haul Moving & Storage of McDonough

2055 Avalon Parkway

McDonough, GA 30253

(678) 466-6513

U-Haul Moving & Storage at South Lake

1549 Mount Zion Road

Morrow, GA 30260

(678) 369-2753

U-Haul Moving & Storage of Newnan

3003 E. Hwy. 34

Newnan, GA 30265

(770) 252-3032

U-Haul Moving & Storage at Crosstown

375 Hwy. 74 S.

Peachtree City, GA 30269

(678) 619-3056

U-Haul Mobility & Storage at Eagles Landing

471 Eagles Landing Parkway

Stockbridge, GA 30281

(678) 379-5018

In addition to its 30 days free self-storage disaster relief program, U-Haul is proud to be at the forefront of aiding communities in times of need as an official American Red Cross Disaster Responder.

As an essential service provider, U-Haul remains open during the COVID-19 pandemic while offering contactless business programs and enhanced cleaning protocols, including added steps for sanitizing equipment between customer transactions. U-Haul products are used daily by First Responders; delivery companies bringing needed supplies to people’s homes; small businesses trying to remain afloat; college students; and countless other dependent groups, in addition to the household mover. Please visit uhaul.com/announcement for more information on how U-Haul is keeping customers and Team Members safe.

About U-HAUL

Since 1945, U-Haul has been the No. 1 choice of do-it-yourself movers, with a network of 22,000 locations across all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 offers secure access to U-Haul trucks every hour of every day through the customer dispatch option on their smartphones and our proprietary Live Verify technology. Our customers' patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to approximately 176,000 trucks, 127,000 trailers and 41,000 towing devices. U-Haul offers nearly 774,000 rentable storage units and 66.7 million square feet of self-storage space at owned and managed facilities throughout North America. U-Haul is the largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry, and is the largest retailer of propane in the U.S.

Contact:

Andrea Batchelor

Jeff Lockridge

E-mail: publicrelations@uhaul.com

Phone: 602-263-6981

Website: uhaul.com