FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For more information, please contact:
Joe Vecchiolla
Vice President, Marketing
Williams Scotsman, Inc.
410-931-6066
joseph.vecchiolla@willscot.com

Williams Scotsman Sponsors "Race To Fill Our Space" - A Food Drive To Benefit The Maryland Food Bank

BALTIMORE, MD October 4, 2001 / In an effort to give back to a community which has given so much to them over the last 50 years, Williams Scotsman, Inc. will sponsor a food drive to benefit the Maryland Food Bank. The canned goods and other non-perishable items will be delivered to the Maryland Food Bank warehouse just in time for Thanksgiving Day 2001.

Food will be collected in a storage container in the front parking lot of Williams Scotsman's Corporate Headquarters located at 8211 Town Center Drive in White Marsh, directly across the street from the back of The Avenue shopping center. The goal is to fill every square inch of the container with food. Everyone and anyone willing to make a donation is encouraged to stop by during the following dates and times:
- October 27th & 28th, November 3rd & 4th and November 10th & 11th - 12pm-4pm
- Weeks of October 29th-November 2nd and November 5th-9th - 10am-4pm
- LAST COLLECTION DAY: November 12th - 10am-4pm

A list of the most needed food items is included in this release. On November 13th all the items collected will be delivered to the Maryland Food Bank warehouse in Baltimore and from there will be distributed to 900 food pantries throughout the state. These pantries feed and distribute food to homeless and unemployed people, low-income individuals, children and families.

- MOST NEEDED FOOD ITEMS MEAT & PROTEIN
- Canned meat, ham and chicken
- Canned stews and spreads
- Canned tuna, sardines, salmon
- Peanut butter
- Macaroni and cheese
- Canned nuts and seeds
- Dried beans FRUITS & VEGETABLES
- Canned fruits and juices
- Canned vegetables
- Canned soup
- Sauces/salad dressings
- Applesauce BREADS & CEREALS
- Baking mixes
- Muffin and roll mixes
- Oatmeal
- Breakfast cereals
- Rice and rice cakes
- Pasta DAIRY FOODS
- Evaporated milk
- Powdered milk
- Infant formula
- Cheese foods
- Puddings/custards
- Cash donations will be accepted

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Williams Scotsman, Inc., headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, operates a fleet of over 90,000 mobile office and storage units that are leased through a network of 90 branch offices throughout the United States and Canada. The company serves more than 25,000 customers in approximately 460 separate industries. In addition to its core leasing business, Williams Scotsman also provides delivery, installation, refurbishment and other services to its leasing customers and sells new and used mobile office products and services. For more information, please contact Joe Vecchiolla at 410-931-6066 or joseph.vecchiolla@willscot.com via e-mail.

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