TRIP

TRIP is a fundraising program in which you can purchase gift cards (online or via a paper order form) through Holland Christian Schools to shop at major food and retail stores. The stores sell us the gift cards at a discount. The school then sells the cards at face value to participants and credits their tuition account with the difference. The percentage of credit earned varies from store to store.

Anyone in the community can participate, including HC families, future HC families, grandparents, friends, etc., and designate their TRIP earnings to the account of a presently enrolled family, a future family, or to Holland Christian’s Tuition Grant Fund.

There is no cost to participate, but Holland Christian retains 20% of the credits to cover the operational expenses of the TRIP program.

The cards supplied by TRIP are the stores’ actual gift cards and are the same as cash; you can buy anything in the store that you would normally buy with cash, check, or credit card. A list of all the stores participating in the TRIP program are listed in another link below.

If you move to one of the other Lakeshore Area Christian Schools (Zeeland Christian, Grand Haven Christian, South Olive Christian), Holland Christian will transfer all TRIP credits to that school’s TRIP program.

Scroll down to learn how to participate in TRIP, as well as to find the necessary TRIP forms and participating store lists.

• Instant TRIP and TRIP pick-up/drop off is on Wednesday mornings, from 7:30-9:00 am, at the Rose Park and High School entrances, with seated smiling helpers there to greet you.
• Orders that are not picked up will be held at the HCS administration office for high school pick up, and at Rose Park’s office for those who have designated Rose Park pick up
• Periodically businesses will offer temporary additional percentages in the rebates; you will be updated on these details through the weekly TRIP Clip newsletter which we email to you regularly when you are registered with Holland Christian TRIP.

1. The TRIP program is run weekly, except on national and scheduled school holidays. TRIP runs nearly every other week during the summer; that schedule is publicized typically in early April.
2. Did you know that family or friends may help you with your tuition reduction through TRIP? They can order certificates on your order form, or may participate in the program by creating their own account on RaiseRight.com and directing their credit to your tuition account. Or anyone can choose to add to the tuition account of any participating family or church, or the HCS Tuition Grant Fund. Parents and grandparents looking to the future and planning for the Christian education of their children at Holland Christian Schools can also participate. These families are assigned a tuition number and the credits earned will be held by Holland Christian Schools and then credited toward their tuition when their child is enrolled in kindergarten. You may also move your TRIP credit to another Lakeshore Area Christian School if you move out of the Holland Christian area.
3. All certificate orders must be accompanied by cash, checks made payable to HC TRIP, or by online payment through Raise Right. Checks are not tax deductible because participants receive dollar for dollar value. Also anyone writing a non-sufficient funds check will incur a fee of $20 to be paid to TRIP. Please note that TRIP checks are cashed immediately so the order for the certificates can be placed the same day.
4. Each participating family earns 80% of the purchased value towards their tuition account; this 80% will be held by the TRIP program and credited to your tuition account. The remaining 20% goes to fund the TRIP program.
5. Order pick up process:
   • Parent pick up: Filled orders are available from the TRIP tables on Wednesdays. A friend or relative may also pick up your certificates provided they sign a form available at the time of pick up.
   • Student take home: If you or your students cannot get to their school’s office before 9am on Wednesdays, then all orders from HCS schools on Holland’s south side are available for pick up at the HCS administration office after 9am on Wednesdays. Rose Park orders can be picked up at the Rose Park office after 9am on Wednesdays as well.
6. Neither Holland Christian, nor the TRIP committee, is responsible for failure of participating businesses to fulfill contractual obligations or for changing their policy without notice. It is the responsibility of TRIP participants to clarify with individual merchants such matters as individual store decisions on giving change, use of certificates, etc. prior to making a purchase at the store.
7. The certificates are the same as cash. Neither Holland Christian Schools nor TRIP accept responsibility for lost, stolen, damaged, or misplaced certificates.

If you’re having trouble signing up for TRIP with RaiseRight.com, feel free to contact us. We do hold a TRIP 101 class each fall, with date to be announced. Watch the HCHS announcements or HC Facebook Events for the actual dates.