yes--my guild acted as instructor for a kids class one time at the KCRegional Quilt Fest and a local company was also a sponsor--so they willingly donated fabrics for the kids to use making a tote--and then they all got picture and the company used it for PR. That being said, I think you'd have better results by getting into local newspaper/news with story and giving link to donated fabric. Most fabric companies sell the "old" (previous years designs) fabric to a wholesaler that marks it down a lot and sells--imagine many of us know those stores in our areas that have fabrics that were a year or more ago designs now selling for about %60 of original price or less. Fabric Co. rely on that business too.