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2020/21 Annual
          Drive Update                                                             THANK YOU for your support of the
                                                                                   TRIP program!  Although this year has
                                                                                   been a challenging one, we are very
          By Mr. A. Boonstra                                                       grateful for the funds that were earned
                                                                                   over the year by the participants in the
          WE ARE THANKFUL to the Calvin                                            TRIP program.
          Christian School community for
          their incredible support in raising   For those not familiar with our TRIP program, it’s a great way to support the school by
          funds for 2020/21 Annual Drive, as   purchasing gift cards. Simply, you purchase gift cards and the school is given a dis-
          over $345,000 was donated to the   count. A percentage of the discount is passed on to the purchaser as a credit towards
          school – thanks be to God!  Much    their tuition, or designated to another family’s
          of the money donated helped         tuition, or to the Tuition Assistance fund.
          offset  significant  challenges  that
          the school faced this past year     We  continue  with  offering  both  In-house  re-
          because of the current health       tailers and the Fundscrip  program. We are
          crisis. Your ongoing investment in   encouraged  by  the  support  of  over  100  reg-
          Christian education ensures that    istered participants on the Fundscrip program.
          we will be able to equip the next   Fundscrip  offers  over  200  retailers  to  meet
          generation of students to shine in   your purchasing needs from health and beauty
          God’s kingdom.                      to department stores to your favourite restau-
                                              rants. The online website is very user friendly.
                                             This year has seen a number of new retailers
                                              join the program, including digital and online
                                              retail options like Amazon and DoorDash. So
                                              if you haven’t checked out Fundscrip lately,
                                              there is no time like the present to get start-
                                             ed as a new cycle of savings for the 2022/23
                                             year has just begun. Go to www.ccshamilton.
                                             ca/TRIP for more information.









          GRADE 2  WAS given a snowman chal-
          lenge on Wednesday,  April 21. It’s not
          everyday you get to make a snowman in
         April!  Learning at home can be fun!






























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