Shurgard to Help Tsunami Victims CASTRO VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Shurgard Storage Centers, the global leader in self storage, announces an offer of free storage to local nonprofits which have organized relief efforts to help the tsunami victims of Southeast Asia. Shurgard will offer free storage space for up to three months to those organizations which are collecting non-perishable food, clothing, supplies, and medical equipment to send to countries devastated by the recent tsunami. "We are every bit as shocked and saddened as the rest of the world," said Jim McNamee, Shurgard regional vice president, "and we'll do our best to help however we can." Shurgard has 27 storage centers in Northern California, including San Francisco, Sacramento, San Jose and the East Bay. "All a nonprofit has to do," said McNamee, "is look in its phone directory, call 1-800-Shurgard (1-800-748-7427), or log onto http://www.shurgard.com/ to locate the Shurgard store nearest them." As the global leader in self storage, Shurgard operates a network of more than 625 storage centers in the United States and Europe. Shurgard Storage Centers, Inc. (SHU) is a New York Stock Exchange listed REIT (real estate investment trust), headquartered in Seattle, Washington, and is followed by securities analysts at leading institutions. For more information, call (206) 624-8100 or visit http://www.shurgard.com/. CONTACT Lee Wilcox Shurgard Storage Centers, Inc. 510.733.5600 Ext. 33 DATASOURCE: Shurgard Storage Centers, Inc. CONTACT: Lee Wilcox of Shurgard Storage Centers, Inc., +1-510-733-5600, ext. 33, or Web site: http://www.shurgard.com/

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