options, one is a fundraiser to help the kid earn the money. The other is the parents can let the band director know and the program finds a way to pay for the kid. If it's just because you don't want to pull your weight and you could afford it without hardship, I don't know what would happen. I guess you could just tell the director it's a hardship and be lame (I'm not calling anyone lame if it really is a hardship).