Reduce Your Tuition as You Shop!

Families from both the Lynden and Bellingham campuses of Lynden Christian Schools have a wonderful opportunity to bank tuition rebates through a program called "T.R.I.P." (Tuition Reduction Incentive Program). The school buys scrip (gift certificates) from businesses at a discount and passes a 4% savings along to families in the form of tuition reduction.

Who can participate in this program?

The program is available to everyone! That's right...parents, grandparents, friends and neighbors can participate. In fact, to boost their rebate level, many families sell scrip to friends, neighbors and co-workers. Some companies choose to give employees gift cards as holiday bonuses. Churches purchase scrip for diaconate and benevolent giving, and then use their earned rebates to offset LCS tuition costs for their own congregation's families.

Can the rebate be saved for future use?

Yes. Although rebates earn no interest and have no cash value, participants may save rebates indefinitely. This is especially helpful to couples who, though they have not yet begun their families, have an interest in saving for Christian education.

How is the rebate paid out?

Families with tuition bills will see a credit on their statements twice yearly - on the statement due in December and on the statement due in June. Families with no tuition accounts at LC receive one annual statement in January giving the balance being held under their name. If participants have designated a church as a recipient, the church Board will be given discretion as to disbursement.

How are Recipients Designated?

Each order form has a place to indicate how you would like rebates to be allocated. You are given three choices:
• SAME: You want to earn rebates for your family's current or future use
• CHURCH: Rebates will benefit a particular church which you need to designate
• OTHER: You may list a particular family; or, indicate LCS as a recipient for scholarship, needy families, capital expansion projects, the Endowment Fund

I live out of state. How can I use these?

Most gift cards can be used nationwide in stores or for on-line/internet purchases. As it is difficult to answer this question for every situation, we recommend you purchase a small amount and "experiment" with the usage that interests you.

Does the scrip (gift certificates/gift cards) expire?

Brown & Cole: certificates have no expiration
Haggen and Fred Meyer: once activated these gift cards may be subject to varying maintenance fees after long periods of inactivity.

How do I Purchase Scrip?

LYNDEN CAMPUS

Pick-up an order form at the LCS Central Office or print an order form from this website (see below). All orders must be pre-paid and delivered in person or mailed to: LCS-TRIP, 417 Lyncs Drive, Lynden, WA 98264. Orders received at the LCS Central Office by 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday will be processed and available the following Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. or anytime thereafter during office hours. You may designate someone else to pick up your order, but they must sign a release.

Lynden Campus Order Forms
LCS TRIP Order Form (PDF)

BELLINGHAM-EVERGREEN CAMPUS

Pick-up an order form at the Evergreen Office or print an order form from this website (see below). All orders must be pre-paid and delivered in person or mailed to: ECS-TRIP, 4604 Cable Street, Bellingham, WA 98229. Orders received at the Evergreen Office by 3:00 pm on Wednesday will be processed and available the following Wednesday at noon or anytime thereafter during operating hours. Someone else may pick up your order, but they will need to sign a release.

Bellingham-Evergreen Campus Order Forms
ECS TRIP Order Form (PDF)

What businesses participate in this program?

At this time, the LCS and ECS T.R.I.P. programs are administered separately. If your child attends the Lynden campus, please click on the link below. Likewise, if your child attends the Bellingham-Evergreen campus, please click on the link below for a list of that program's participating businesses.

Lynden Campus - Participating Businesses
Lynden Businesses
Grocery Stores - Local/National
Food Delivery Companies

Bellingham-Evergreen Campus - Participating Businesses
Bellingham Businesses

Who do I contact if I have additional questions?

Lynden Campus: Ellen Korthuis at LCSTRIP@comcast.net
Bellingham-Evergreen Campus: Nancy Ryder at ECS-TRIP@comcast.net