PHOENIX, Oct. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- U-Haul was
honored for its local environmental efforts with the coveted
Crescordia award at the 38th annual Arizona Forward Environmental
Excellence Awards on Oct. 6 at Westin
Keirland Resort & Spa in Scottsdale.
U-Haul won for its commitment to the Upper Granite Creek Aspen
Restoration Project in the Prescott area.
The Crescordia, from the Greek term meaning "to grow in
harmony," is the highest honor Arizona Forward bestows. It was
presented to U-Haul, a Phoenix-headquartered company since 1967, in
the "Healthy Communities – Parks and Trails" category.
U-Haul, thanks to its customers' support of green initiatives
through their point-of-sale contributions to The Conservation Fund,
designated a portion of the contributions in 2017-18 to the
National Forest Foundation's efforts in northern Arizona to support aspen restoration in the
Prescott National Forest. This project restored two aspen stands
totaling 150 acres.
Aspen stands are increasingly
rare and an important habitat in Prescott. The project used hand-thinning
treatments to remove ponderosa pine in and around the aspen stands
to reduce catastrophic fire risk. By rehabilitating trails and
repairing drainage features, the project also enhanced the visitor
experience.
"Being headquartered in Phoenix
for 50 years, U-Haul was thrilled to support such a critical
restoration project in our own backyard," said Michelle Sullivan, U-Haul Corporate
Sustainability manager. "We are grateful to our customers, The
Conservation Fund and the National Forest Foundation's Northern
Arizona Forest Fund for their support and efforts in making this
project a success."
Alexia Bednarz, U-Haul Corporate
Sustainability community advocate, was also honored as one of four
"Sustainability Champion" finalists. Former Phoenix Mayor Greg
Stanton won in that category.
"I am deeply grateful to work for such a supportive company and
team at U-Haul," Bednarz said. "I believe being a champion for
sustainability has happened rather intrinsically, based on my love
for this community and our planet. I couldn't imagine doing
anything else."
This marks the third Crescordia for U-Haul, which won for
"Environmental Excellence – Buildings and Structures" in 2011 and
"Environmental Education and Communication – Private Sector" in
2012. Arizona Forward has presented U-Haul with the Award of Merit
three times.
U-Haul and The Conservation Fund have partnered since 2007 to
raise money and awareness to address climate change by planting
trees. Nearly 2 million U-Haul customers have contributed
$6 million to plant more than 750,000
trees, protect responsibly-managed working forests and build
greenspace in underserved communities through The Conservation
Fund's Parks with Purpose.
About U-Haul
Since 1945, U-Haul has been the No. 1 choice of
do-it-yourself movers, with a network of more than 21,000 locations
across all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul Truck Share
24/7 now offers customers access to U-Haul trucks every hour of
every day through the self-service options on their
internet-connected mobile devices. U-Haul customers' patronage has
enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to 161,000 trucks, 118,000
trailers and 42,000 towing devices. U-Haul offers nearly 632,000
rooms and 55.2 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:
Jeff
Lockridge
Sebastien Reyes
E-mail: publicrelations@uhaul.com
Phone: 602-760-4941
Website: uhaul.com
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