A-1 Self Storage, a provider of self-storage throughout California, is providing monetary support of Fresh Start Surgical Gifts, a fund that promotes free reconstructive plastic surgery and related medical services to disadvantaged children and young people with physical deformities.

Fresh Start services including surgery, dental, laser and speech clinics are provided in San Diego, Calif., by all-volunteer teams of surgeons and medical professionals. Reconstructive surgery and related services are provided to children from the United States and abroad. Some of the conditions treated include Microtia, Hemangioma, Neurofibromatosis, Hairy Nevus, Cleft lip and Cleft palate, Treacher Collins Syndrome, Portwine stains, and Hemifacial Microsomia.

Fresh Start patients are remarkable, said Brian Caster, A-1 president and CEO. Some are victims of war, others of tragic incidents; still others are born in need of surgical intervention. Fresh Start and their volunteering medical teams work tirelessly to offer the children a fresh start in life.

A-1 Self Storage provides self-storage and car storage in California, with 16 locations in the San Diego County area and more than 40 locations statewide. A-1 is the self-storage division of the Caster Cos., a third-generation, family-owned company headquartered in Southern California since 1959.

The Caster Cos. specializes in the acquisition, development and management of commercial properties. Its portfolio includes more than 4 million square feet of real estate.