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.

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 close of business day any 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.

Instant Purchase: From 3:00-7:00 p.m. on the 2nd Wednesday of each month, scrip cards are available for immediate purchase at the Central Office.

Lynden Campus Order Form
LCS TRIP Order Form (PDF)

BELLINGHAM CAMPUS

Evergreen TRIP will be on sale in the school lunchroom Tuesday and Friday mornings from 8:30 until 9:00 a.m. Blank order forms may be picked up in front of the school office or printed from this web site (see below). All orders must be paid at time of purchase and are ready for immediate pick-up. Please direct questions regarding this process to Laura Ashurst at ashurstpl@msn.com or Shawn Sweeney at ECSTRIP@gmail.com.

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

Lynden Campus - Participating Businesses
Local Businesses
National Retail Options

Bellingham Campus - Participating Businesses
Bellingham Businesses

Who do I contact if I have additional questions?

Lynden Campus: Ellen Korthuis at LCSTRIP@comcast.net
Bellingham Campus: Shawn Sweeney at ECSTRIP@gmail.com