Family Stewardship Program

Stewardship Shares
For many years, the Stewardship Shares Program has been the mechanism by which parents have earned and tracked their required volunteer hours. Educational research indicates that students excel in school when their parents are highly involved.

Know that we value the support that you provide and recognize your involvement as being essential to helping us sustain our mission.

The All Saints PTO Family Stewardship Program was developed to provide an opportunity for each school family to share their time, talents, and treasure with the school.

Each family contributes 25 shares each school year. “Shares” are accumulated as follows:

  • One hour of work in the school building during the school day = 2 shares
  • One hour of work not in the school building before, during, or after the school day = 1 share
  • One homemade/baked good = 1 share
  • Merchandise valued at $15 = 1 share (this can be accumulated over multiple events/multiple items)
  • The fee for each uncompleted share is $20/share.

Questions regarding the Family Stewardship Program? Please contact schoolvolunteers@allsaintsvaschool.org.

Track Your Shares

Tracking your Stewardship Shares is easy with the assistance of HelpCounter. All families are entered into the system with both parents using the same email address. You have the option to utilize only one account OR set-up two separate accounts for your family.

First Parent to Login:

  • Go to: https://www.helpcounterweb.com/ci/volunteer or click the “Track Your Shares” link above.
  • Click “Create New User Name.”
  • Create your own user name and password, then add your first name, last name and email (twice).
  • Click the “Create This User Name” button.
  • You will now be prompted to select your school. Enter All Saints in the find school block and click the “Find School” button.
    – Choose All Saints Catholic School Manassas, VA.
    – Click “Find This Email.”
  • If you and your spouse are entered with the same email address, you will receive a notification. If you desire to have the email address associated with your name, click “I’m OK with sharing this email account.”
  • Click “Add This School.” You will now receive an email to activate your account.
  • Click on the activation link in the email.
  • Login using the User Name and Password that you created.
  • When logged into the HelpCounter website, you will be able to update your volunteer interest form, check for upcoming opportunities, record hours/review past hours volunteered, and update your profile information.

Second Parent to Login:

  • Go to: https://www.helpcounterweb.com/ci/volunteer.
  • Click “Create New User Name.”
  • Create your own user name and password, then add your first name, last name and email (twice).
  • Click “Create This User Name.”
  • If one account has already been set-up you will receive a huge warning in red that the email address you entered is already in use for another volunteer. Is it you? You will need to scroll to the bottom of this warning and either change the email address or keep it the same.
  • If you keep the same email address: Click “I’m OK with sharing this email account.”
  • If you want to create a new email address: Click “Create This User Name” and you will receive an email to activate your account once you submit the required information.
  • Click on the activation link in the email.
  • Login using the User Name and Password that you created.
  • When logged in to the HelpCounter website, you will be able to update your volunteer interest form, check for upcoming opportunities, record hours/review past hours volunteered, and update your profile information.

How to Earn Shares

Opportunities to earn shares will be advertised in The Sentinel newsletter and on Help Counter. Volunteer opportunities listed on Help Counter will indicate if the volunteer needs to be VIRTUS certified.

During School Hours

  • Room Liaison
  • Chaperone
  • Classroom help
  • Class parties
  • Recess/Cafeteria
  • Penny Bazaar Cupcake sale/running class game
  • Helping in the nursery
  • Helping with Open House events
  • Book Fair
  • Catholic Schools Week
  • Junior Achievement Program
  • Hospitality Committee setup & cleanup
  • Race for Education Mail processing

Events

  • Orientation Day
  • Back-to-School BBQ
  • New Parent Coffee
  • Penny Bazaar
  • Evening with St. Nicholas
  • Book Fair
  • Race for Education
  • Field Day
  • Science Fair
  • Operation Helping Hands

After School Hours

Assisting with the following activities/events:

  • Assist with Clubs: Band Parent, Chess, CYO Coach, Scouts
  • Spirit Events
  • Science Fair
  • Christmas Parade
  • Race for Education mailers
  • Back-to-School BBQ
  • Catholic Schools Week
  • Evening with St. Nicholas
  • Lenten Soup Supper
  • Running with the Saints 5K
  • Parish Information Tables

At Home

  • Baking
  • Making volunteer calls
  • Joining our Welcoming Committee for new families
  • Help with at-home class prep
  • Christmas Parade
  • Help with Spirit Events
  • Ministry donations
  • Penny Bazaar cupcake donations
  • Parish Festival Cake Walk donations
  • Donations for luncheons (CSW, Teacher Conference)
  • Donations for Veterans Day Reception
  • Donations for Evening with St. Nicholas
  • Donations for Lenten Soup Supper
  • Donations for Funeral Ministry

Talents and Resources

Ways you can help if you are not yet VIRTUS certified:

  • Donations (see above)
  • Attend PTO Meetings and/or General Assembly Meetings
  • At-Home Teacher Projects
  • Operation Helping Hands

Reminder: All volunteers must complete a background check and a training program called VIRTUS prior to participating in an in-person volunteering opportunity. Please refer to the following link for specific directions on completing this process.

VIRTUS

Should you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Sharon Storey, PTO Volunteer Coordinator, at volunteers@allsaintsva.org.