Eagle TRIP

You can earn TRIP credit every day — any time of year — by signing up for ShopWithScrip.com and/or the Benefit mobile app!  Purchase, redeem and manage electronic gift cards and reloadable cards in minutes on your computer or mobile device. Visit our Online Ordering page to get started.

IMPORTANT NOTES

Cash flow considerations limit the quantities of Instant TRIP we can have on hand. The only way to guarantee that the item(s) you want will be in stock is to ORDER AHEAD. Please plan accordingly.

TRIP retains 15% of total credit earned as an administrative fee to operate and maintain our program.

BONUS OFFERS!

Maximize your TRIP credit! Retailers frequently offer special bonuses. Click here for current specials.

• NEW VENDOR! Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa $50 gift cards now in stock (10% rebate). Introductory offers available at the TRIP Office. 
  handandstonegrandrapids.com
   
• NEW VENDOR!  Amped Reality virtual reality experience $30 gift cards now in stock (10% rebate). Coupons available at the TRIP Office. 
  ampedrealityvr.com
   
• GRADUATION! Wealthy St and Hall St Bakeries are offering a 10% donation to your TRIP account for graduation orders (custom cookies, party space, cakes & sweets, catering).
  Contact Rachel at 616-228-4382 or email catering@wealthystreetbakery.com
   
• Check out our new Happy Dining $25 card, now in stock with an 8% rebate. It is accepted at Cheesecake Factory, Cracker Barrel, Buffalo Wild Wings, P.F. Chang's and Red Lobster. Makes a great gift! 
   

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TRIP Credit earned between 11-1-19 and 4-30-20 was distributed the first week of May and will be applied to your next tuition payment. Emailed statements are now available upon request.

If you have any questions about how your TRIP credit is applied to tuition, or if you want to send your TRIP credit to another school system, please contact one of the following people at the GRCS Business Office:  

Amy Doezema:  adoezema@grcs.org  616-574-6004
Tim Stapert: tstapert@grcs.org  616-574-6006

Houlihan's, Forever 21, Sears, Kmart, Dell Computer, Younkers, Toys R Us, Macaroni Grill, Bedandbreakfast.com, Hyatt Hotels, Fossil, Gordman’s, Gander Mountain, MC Sports, The Limited, Old Country Buffet, KFC, Crystal Flash, Olga’s, Premier Hair Designs, Family Christian Stores, Pietro’s, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Spinnaker’s, Sweet Mellisa’s, Radio Shack, Marriott, Coldwater Creek, Pooh’s Corner, J.Jill, Quizno’s, Brann’s, ServiceMaster, Duthler’s, Chop House/Mainstreet Restaurants, Baskin-Robbins, Perkin’s, Kay Jewelers, Omni Hotels, Dots, Borders

The TRIP program of Grand Rapids Christian Schools is administered by Eagle-TRIP LLC.  Eagle-TRIP  purchases gift certificates at a discount and sells them at face value. The discount earned is credited to individual tuition accounts. Eagle-TRIP retains an administrative fee of 15% of total credit earned to cover the program’s operating expenses.

All families, friends and future families of Grand Rapids Christian Schools may participate. To get started, please complete a registration form and return it to the TRIP office. An account number will be assigned to you. Please use this account number, along with your complete first and last name, on all orders. You may designate your TRIP credits to be applied to your own tuition account, another family’s tuition account, a church’s Christian education fund, or a tuition assistance fund. If you do not yet have a child enrolled, your TRIP credits will be retained in your GRCS tuition account until needed.

GIFT CARD SALES: Physical gift cards and certificates for almost 100 vendors are available for immediate purchase weekly at two GRCS campuses.  When school is in session, and selected weeks during summer break, gift cards take place on Wednesdays at the TRIP office (Grand Rapids Christian Elementary School Iroquois Campus), and on Tuesdays at Rockford Christian School. We accept cash or checks payable to Eagle-TRIP. Debit and credit cards are not accepted. Current hours of operation, summer schedules and closings are available here. If school is canceled on a Wednesday, Instant TRIP will be available on Thursday that week. If Rockford Christian School is canceled on a Tuesday, or experiences a 2-hour delay, there will be NO Instant TRIP at Rockford that week..

WEEKLY ORDERS: Many additional vendors, denominations and larger quantities are available by placing a weekly order. Orders may be placed at either Instant TRIP location during operating hours or mailed into the TRIP office. Orders received with full payment by 5:00PM on Wednesday will be available for pick-up at Instant TRIP the following week. If you would like an order to be mailed back to you, please include a self-addressed envelope and sufficient postage. Remember that gift cards are the same as cash and we are not responsible for lost or stolen mail orders.

ONLINE ORDERS: You may register for an online shopping account at shopwithscrip.com. Click here to get started. All online orders must be paid for online through PrestoPay which automatically debits your checking/savings account. Orders for gift cards received online by midnight on Wednesday will be available for pick-up at Instant TRIP on the following week.   If you choose the Reload option, funds will be available on your gift card overnight, for orders placed online by 3:30pm.  If you choose the ScripNow! option, you will receive a confirmation email within minutes, allowing you to print an instant e-certificate.

RETURNED CHECKS: Any check returned by the bank for non-sufficient funds (NSF) will incur a $20 fee. The TRIP office will inform you of the returned check and request that another check be written for the original amount plus the $20 fee. We have the right to hold all future orders until the NSF balance has been cleared. If necessary, accumulated TRIP credit will be applied to the outstanding balance.

TRIP CREDIT DISTRIBUTION: TRIP credits earned for each participating family’s account will be accumulated and remitted to GRCS on May 1 and November 1 of each year. Account statements are available for pick-up at the TRIP office the week following those dates. If your tuition is paid through FACTS, your TRIP credit amount will be deducted from your payment twice per year (usually in December and May). If you pay directly to GRCS you may deduct your credit amount from any future payment.

SNOW DAY POLICY: If Grand Rapids Christian Schools are cancelled on a Wednesday, we will have gift card sales during regular hours on Thursday that week. If school is cancelled again on Thursday, there will be no TRIP gift card sales that week.  If there is a delay or cancellation at Rockford Christian School on a Tuesday, there will be no TRIP hours at RCS that week.

ALL GIFT CARDS/CERTIFICATES ARE THE SAME AS CASH! Neither Eagle-TRIP nor Grand Rapids Christian Schools will be held responsible for any lost or stolen cards or certificates. 

PLEASE DOUBLE-CHECK ALL ORDERS! Gift cards and certificates cannot be returned or exchanged. If we  make a mistake in filling an order, however, please notify us as soon as possible and we will do our best to correct the error right away.

GIFT CARDS/CERTIFICATES ARE PURCHASED AT YOUR OWN RISK! Please read all terms printed on the card/certificate. We suggest that they be used in a timely manner. Eagle-TRIP is not responsible for unused cards/certificates from a retailer that has gone out of business or a card/certificate that has expired. When using paper certificates, do not expect to receive change back.