July 13, 2007
7/13/2007
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PODS Enterprises, Inc. – Awards $100,000 Scholarship to Alexandria Martinez
Clearwater, Florida – July 13, 2007….PODS Enterprises, Inc. (PODS), an international provider of mobile storage and moving solutions for residential and business customers announced that the Company has awarded a $100,000 college scholarship to Alexandria Martinez of Hayward California. The award was presented at a special awards dinner held in Newark, California for family and friends of the recipient.
Alexandria is the daughter of PODS employee Roberto Martinez. Mr. Martinez is a “Certified Professional Operator” since July 2004 and is assigned to PODSŇ company-owned location in San Francisco. Alexandria will use the scholarship fund to continue her education at Mills College in Oakland California, where she will pursue a degree majoring in Political Science and Economics.
Tammy Carr, VP – Corporate Development and Training – PODS, said: “The award ceremony was a wonderful event and it is evident that Alexandria is a remarkable young women. There is no doubt that Alexandria will achieve her goals in becoming a leader in public service. PODS is proud to be playing a part in assisting Alexandria realize her dreams.”
About PODS
In 1998 PODS revolutionized the moving and storage industry by originating the concept of transporting mobile storage containers. The convenient, cost-effective service is unique in that the patented hydraulic lift system (only available with PODS) is designed to significantly reduce shift in contents while the PODS brand container is being loaded onto the truck for transport. The container is then securely transported state to state or internationally.
Currently, the PODS network provides service to a population of over 230 million consumers and businesses in the US, Canada and Australia. To date over 790,000 reservations have been completed and there are over 122,000 PODS brand containers in service. PODS has performed over 115,000 long distance relocations.