Manier's committee spent the most on signs in the quarter, with all those payments ($5,045) going to Vital Signs in Washington. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Manier's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Signs
$5,045
38.2%
Newspaper advertising
$2,822
21.4%
Fund raising - food and facility
$2,032
15.4%
Marketing
$750
5.7%
Postage
$680
5.2%
Printing
$534
4%
Food
$413
3.1%
Event tickets
$395
3%
Shirts
$340
2.6%
Fund raising entertainment
$200
1.5%
Table 2 below shows the top 22 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Vital Signs
2017-01-03
$4,170
Signs
Countryside Banquet Facility
2017-03-20
$2,032
Fund raising - food and facility
Courier Newspapers
2017-02-16
$1,170
Newspaper advertising
Peoria Journal Star
2017-02-15
$918
Newspaper advertising
Uftring Marketing
2017-03-11
$750
Marketing
Washington Times-Reporter
2017-02-16
$734
Newspaper advertising
US Post Office
2017-02-18
$656
Postage
Vital Signs
2017-01-18
$513
Signs
Creve Coeur Club
2017-01-19
$395
Event tickets
American Speedy Printing
2017-02-19
$255
Printing
Vital Signs
2017-02-17
$243
Signs
Maria's Tea Room
2017-01-23
$230
Food
Teamworks by Holzhauer
2017-02-03
$223
Shirts
Cousin Eddie
2017-02-03
$200
Fund raising entertainment
American Speedy Printing
2017-02-24
$146
Printing
Vital Signs
2017-01-31
$118
Signs
Teamworks by Holzhauer
2017-02-27
$116
Shirts
Lindy's Downtown Market
2017-01-23
$115
Food
American Speedy Printing
2017-02-16
$75
Printing
Lindy's Downtown Market
2017-03-02
$68
Food
American Speedy Printing
2017-02-07
$58
Printing
US Post Office
2017-01-04
$23
Postage
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