Dunstan's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($750) going to Soar Communication & Strategies in Belleville. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Dunstan's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$750
30.9%
Postage
$581
24%
Food
$399
16.5%
Internet advertising
$270
11.1%
Supplies
$256
10.6%
Phones
$112
4.6%
Telephones
$56
2.3%
Table 2 below shows the top 12 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Soar Communication & Strategies
2016-02-09
$750
Consulting
Postmaster
2016-03-21
$490
Postage
Baxters Party Supplies
2016-02-04
$256
Supplies
Facebook
2016-03-07
$250
Internet advertising
Schnucks Supermarkets
2016-03-07
$231
Food
Sam's Club
2016-01-16
$167
Food
Postmaster
2016-03-07
$82
Postage
Veriizon Wireless
2016-02-09
$56
Telephones
Veriizon Wireless
2016-03-09
$56
Phones
Veriizon Wireless
2016-01-13
$56
Phones
Facebook
2016-01-26
$20
Internet advertising
Postmaster
2016-01-21
$9
Postage