Amazing generosity in Kamloops

So I'm now the Summer Safety Coordinator for the Kamloops Brain Injury Association. It's a pretty sweet job, considering I get to bike around Kamloops for a few hours a day and get paid for it. However, I've found something very surprising: companies actually will give you stuff if you're using it for a good cause.
My job essentially entails enforcing and promoting the Skateboard Rewards Program for the KBIA, where I go to skate parks and the like and give rewards to people wearing helmets. Rewards include anything I receive from local businesses and last year ranged between a 2 for 1 coupon to t-shirts and $25 gift certificates.
This year, I decided that I need to aim high. So I contacted over 60 places, asking if they had anything they might be able to donate. To my surprise, I had 3 responses before I even began phoning all the businesses for follow-up. I've now accumulated t-shirts, DVD's, stickers, keychains, gift certificates, and more, all in the span of 3 days, and what's even more amazing is that I'm not even half way through all the places that sound like they might also donate something.
This brang up a question for me. As the DVBS director at my Church last year, I had a similar role in that I needed to get donations for the program, and I probably approached around 40-50 places asking for what they might be able to donate, with less than 50% success. Now, with the KBIA, I'm getting an incredibly positive reaction. The question I ask (other than what am I going to do with all this stuff) is whether the fact I was acting on behalf of a Church influenced anyone to give or not give. There are probably a few other mitigating factors, such as my increased experience in telephone conversation or in how to approach business for donations, but I believe that it would be incredibly sad if people negated to donate to a Church program just because it was religiously based.
Oh well, I do have to praise God for all the support I'm getting for the program, because if you haven't attempted convincing someone to wear helmets, I never reccommend starting with adolescent skateboarders. I.e. support definately required; in fact, any divine intervention in the area of saving some of these kids' craniums will be most appreciated and required. On the plus side, I'm starting to get a very small understanding of how God feels when He sees people not accepting His son to redeem their sins...
Oh, and remember: brain injury is forever; prevention is the only cure. (and if you're wearing a helmet and see me at a skate park in Kamloops, make sure to get a prize)