Grand River Bridge Club

Introduction

Once you have filled out a lesson or membership registration form, you need to pay up front to ensure that you are registered for the lesson or as a member in good standing. Several methods of payment are accepted.

Cash / Cheque / Debit

Payment can be made in person at the Club during a time when there is a bridge game or bridge lab running (see Schedule). Cash, cheque and debit card payments are gratefully accepted. Credit card payments are frowned upon. Someone will ensure that the transaction is recorded so the Treasurer knows your name(s), what service(s) you paid for and how much the payment was.

For cheque payments, make it payable to Grand River Bridge Club (not GRBC). Starting in 2025, you can no longer mail cheques to the GRBC Treasurer.

Electronic Funds Transfer (aka Interac e-Transfer)

Canadian banks and credit unions allow you to send funds electronically from one bank account to someone else’s bank account. The two banks can be different (eg Royal Bank à Scotia Bank). You might be charged a fee by your bank, typically $1.25.

Some people do not understand how to e-transfer. Here's a mini lesson...

To complete the e-transfer, you will be asked to fill in the following fields. Bear in mind that different banks may use different terminology.

1.   What bank account are you transferring from?

Select an account from the dropdown list of accounts (ie these are your accounts)

2.   How much money is being transferred from that account?

type the amount

3.   Who is the recipient of the money?

If this is the first time that you have e-transferred money to GRBC, you need to add us as a payee/contact. Click on the Add New link. Give the payee/contact a name (eg MyFavBridgeClub) and assign [email protected] as the email address (twice). SAVE it. WE STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT YOU COPY & PASTE IT TO ENSURE ACCURACY.

Now, select that entity from the Payee/Contact dropdown list

4.   Is there anything you want the recipient to know about this transfer?

Yes! There is an optional box for messages to the recipient. Enter your name(s), email address and what service(s) you are paying for. Without this identifying information, the Treasurer will have no idea who you are or how to contact you. 

For example:    Chris Smith taking LBIAD    [email protected]

5.   After entering all of those fields, there will be a message indicating that GRBC’s bank account has “auto-deposit” enabled. If you do not see the message, you have mistyped the email address and it needs to be corrected! With “auto-deposit” enabled, no pass-phrase is required. If you see a pass-phrase box, you have mistyped the email address and it needs to be corrected!

6. Click NEXT

A final confirmation page should appear. Review it. When it is ready to go, click the SEND button. The transaction should occur within seconds. Your bank (not GRBC's bank) may instantly confirm that a successful transfer occurred.