Blog
Updates from the warehouse and the road.
Notes from delivery days, partnerships, and the families we serve.
May 25, 2026
Undeterred
Three moves in two rainy Memorial Day weekend days, two engineers fixing the TV hookup, and a 9-year-old girl who sat against the wall to read.
— Randy Dyer
May 24, 2026
Bunko
Thanks to Nancy Burgess and the Bunko Bash crew — and a short primer on what OTS does, for the new names that just joined our list.
— Randy Dyer
May 20, 2026
Come one. Come all.
Three deliveries over Memorial Day weekend — Friday in Gaithersburg, two on Saturday. Deacon Jim with the boring informational email.
— Jim Nalls
May 17, 2026
Awards recognition
31 volunteers, 502 items hauled out of the Arlington Holiday Inn — and a Medal of Honor citation for Phil Burroughs, who refused to leave until the last truck was packed.
— Randy Dyer
May 13, 2026
Hotel gold mine
An all-call for Saturday morning at the Holiday Inn in Arlington — three Metropolitan trucks, room-to-room teams, and enough furniture to last a year.
— Randy Dyer
May 10, 2026
A tale of two Saturdays
Sharon Alm wasn't sure how she could help — until she did. Plus: a high-rise move in Silver Spring, two teddy bears ordered on Amazon, and an all-call for next Saturday's hotel takedown.
— Randy Dyer
May 7, 2026
Double the fun
A second move just landed for Saturday morning — a father and two young boys. We need a bigger crew.
— Randy Dyer
May 5, 2026
Two reasons and an update
A 9:04 pm call for volunteers, a little boy who didn't want to let go, a stuffed polar bear named Stuffy, and the first scouting trip to the Holiday Inn in Arlington.
— Randy Dyer
April 28, 2026
OTS delivery Friday, May 1
Randy is on vacation, so Deacon Jim takes the keyboard with a much-less-entertaining call for help with a Stepping Stones move.
— Jim Nalls
April 26, 2026
Asking you
A follow-up to the volunteer feedback request — and a heads-up that a thank-you reception is coming.
— Randy Dyer
April 24, 2026
Great news, an upcoming opportunity, and your input
A $25,000 Sacred Heart Fund grant, a 250-room hotel teardown on the horizon, and a request for honest feedback from the volunteers who make this work.
— Randy Dyer
April 18, 2026
That was the week that was
Seven moves in a month, a new Gold Star award, and shoutouts to the regulars, newbies, and the Toy and Book Committee.
— Randy Dyer
April 15, 2026
Today's move is on
Three volunteers became eight when the St. Pat's Youth Group answered the smoke signal.
— Randy Dyer
April 13, 2026
A taxing week
A family of eight, six beds, and a call for help on Friday at 5:00 at the storage unit.
— Randy Dyer
April 10, 2026
Mark your calendar
A confession about the wrong-day storage run, a packed unit, and word of an upcoming move for a family of eight.
— Randy Dyer
April 8, 2026
What a week it has been
Two moves in three days, a nine-month-old bed assembly finally tackled, and a last-minute call that brought a mother and her son into their own home.
— Randy Dyer