Rather than hitting up families for monetary donations or holding a catalog fundraiser during the busy holiday season, PTA leaders at Pershing Hill Elementary in Fort Meade, Md., tried a different tactic. Families were invited to donate time to wrap gifts at a local mall and keep a certain fee as profit; the group raised $1,000 in two sessions. The activity was so successful that 5th graders plan on doing it next year as a class fundraiser.