TRPs stand for “Trip Reward Points”.  These are points that are accumulated/earned by CAMPA families through designated fundraising events in order to reduce the amount families need to pay to go on our different tours.  Events we have organized in the past include staffing the canteen at different Campbell events,  Bingo nights, Sobeys/Safeway gift card fundraisers, working at the Saskatchewan Roughrider games, etc.  The eligible events that can accumulate TRPs vary from year to year so watch for opportunities as they are announced by the CAMPA fundraising team.

One TRP is equivalent to one dollar, and can be applied to music tour fees for any student in the family.

Some fundraising activities have strict requirements for what the funds can be used for.  For example, if CAMPA applies for a Class B Bingo Charitable Gaming Event Lottery License so that we can participate in fundraising bingos, that license requires CAMPA to comply with the “accepted use of proceeds” which are governed under The Alcohol and Gaming Regulation Act, 1997 and The Gaming Regulations, 2002 and outlined in detail in the Charitable Gaming Licensing Manual from the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA).  For CAMPA, funds earned via fundraising bingos must be applied to specific expenses, which are transportation, meal, and accommodation costs of music program travel.  Since some fundraising activities have such strict rules, we determined that the TRP program in its entirety be applied under these same rules.

CAMPA will send out messages to all CAMPA families when there is an event that is eligible to earn TRPs.  In most cases, spots are limited so you would need to follow the instructions and let the person in charge of the volunteer opportunity know you would like to participate.  You would get scheduled into a “shift” and then at the end of the event the TRP amount would be calculated and applied to your account (via a Discount Code that can be applied on the payment screen of your tour payment checkout).

For fundraising bingos, CAMPA’s TRP Administrator receives a listing of the CAMPA family members who worked each bingo, and enters the appropriate number of TRPs into that family’s TRP Account on a spreadsheet.  Similarly, for other TRP-designated fundraising activities, the appropriate number of TRPs is entered.  A summary of recent TRPs earned and the current Account Balance is emailed to the family on a periodic basis, and a year-end overall summary of TRPs earned, used, and Account Balance is emailed after the July 31^st fiscal year-end is completed.  Families can also request an update to be emailed to them if they haven’t recently accumulated new TRPs and can’t recall how many points are in their account.  These requests should be directed to trp@campa.ca.

TRPs can be carried over to future years, as long as the family has a student actively in the Campbell Music Program.  If, however, there is no longer a student active in the program, then any TRPs that remain in the family’s account are transferred to CAMPA’s Student Assistance Fund to help other students who require financial assistance in offsetting their music tour fees.

In order to comply with the regulations that allow CAMPA to participate in bingo fundraisers, the proceeds earned can only be applied to Campbell’s Music Program travel expenses.  CAMPA applies these same rules for all TRPs earned.

If you have any questions with regards to TRP, then you can send your request to trp@campa.ca or you can click the button at the bottom of this page to fill out a form and request information.  Once we receive your request, a CAMPA volunteer will respond as soon as possible. But please remember, our board is staffed with volunteers so please allow a little bit of time to receive a response.  We are doing the best we can.