Ardis's committee spent the most on signs in the quarter, with all those payments ($6,452) going to Victory Enterprises in Davenport. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Ardis's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Signs
$6,452
24.2%
Fund raising (food)
$5,758
21.6%
Promotional items
$5,485
20.5%
Campaign work
$2,100
7.9%
Printing
$1,881
7%
Transportation
$875
3.3%
Donations
$750
2.8%
Meals
$702
2.6%
Plaques
$647
2.4%
Community event tickets
$500
1.9%
Sponsorships
$400
1.5%
Supplies
$223
0.8%
Event tickets
$200
0.8%
Event ticket
$185
0.7%
Production media expenses
$170
0.6%
Office supplies
$130
0.5%
Parade entry
$125
0.5%
Awards
$79
0.3%
Equipment - maintenance
$48
0.2%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Holiday Inn and Suites Peoria at Grand Prairie
2017-03-15
$4,605
Fund raising (food)
Victory Enterprises
2017-01-02
$2,870
Signs
Victory Enterprises
2017-03-21
$2,594
Promotional items
Victory Enterprises
2017-03-10
$2,224
Signs
Robin A. Johnson
2017-02-01
$2,000
Campaign work
Academy of Awards & Screen Printing
2017-03-01
$1,328
Promotional items
PIP Printing
2017-01-04
$1,172
Printing
Peoria Marriott Pere Marquette
2017-03-28
$1,153
Fund raising (food)
Imprint Logo LLC
2017-02-13
$1,047
Promotional items
Victory Enterprises
2017-01-20
$831
Signs
Peoria Charter Coach
2017-01-05
$795
Transportation
PIP Printing
2017-02-21
$709
Printing
Joan's Trophy & Plaque
2017-02-28
$597
Plaques
Victory Enterprises
2017-02-06
$525
Signs
Public Employees for Community Concerns
2017-01-16
$500
Community event tickets
South Side Office of Concern
2017-01-13
$500
Donations
Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce
2017-01-11
$400
Sponsorships
Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce
2017-03-20
$400
Meals
Victory Enterprises
2017-02-20
$350
Promotional items
Adams Street Cafe
2017-01-10
$267
Meals
Peoria Area Convention and Visitors Bureau
2017-01-26
$250
Donations
Dream Center Peoria
2017-02-09
$200
Event tickets
Gridiron Dinner, Inc.
2017-02-23
$185
Event ticket
Lancaster Interactive
2017-02-06
$170
Production media expenses
Peoria Flag & Decorating`
2017-02-28
$165
Promotional items
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