Get our free mobile app You see, Lucas's family bought a house this year. And as anyone who's ever done that knows, that's not a cheap thing to do. So, understandably, money has been on the tighter side this summer. For the past couple of years, Lucas has taken part in The Grand's Summer Intensive Theater Camp. But he knew that paying for that this year might not be in the budget for his family, under the circumstances. (That realization alone, for a 12-year-old, is a pretty mature one, but he went beyond realization to take action, which requires an even more maturity.)