Smith's committee spent the most on sign purchase in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,350) going to Signs and Such in Caseyville. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Smith's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Sign purchase
$3,350
18.4%
Can coozies
$2,500
13.8%
Signs
$1,900
10.5%
Coozies
$1,754
9.6%
Printing
$1,542
8.5%
Stickers
$1,400
7.7%
Fund raising (food)
$1,161
6.4%
Trivia sponsor
$1,145
6.3%
Hoodies
$585
3.2%
Sponsorships
$500
2.8%
Parade throws
$466
2.6%
Ad books
$430
2.4%
Hall rental
$300
1.7%
Postage
$258
1.4%
Social media
$194
1.1%
Sign posts
$172
1%
Food
$167
0.9%
Decorations
$164
0.9%
Meals
$76
0.4%
Banners
$70
0.4%
Zip ties
$35
0.2%
Tee shirt
$12
< 0.1%
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
Signs and Such
2018-02-02
$3,350
Sign purchase
Barbara's Sales
2018-01-09
$2,500
Can coozies
Signs and Such
2018-03-05
$1,900
Signs
Barbara's Sales
2018-01-23
$1,754
Coozies
Barbara's Sales
2018-01-17
$1,400
Stickers
Minuteman Press
2018-03-02
$1,221
Printing
The Collins Club
2018-03-19
$713
Fund raising (food)
Kelly Tracy Ad & Design
2018-02-02
$585
Hoodies
Boys and Girls Club of Alton
2018-03-08
$500
Sponsorships
Tribout Distributors
2018-01-31
$466
Parade throws
Sugo's
2018-03-19
$448
Fund raising (food)
Minuteman Press
2018-02-12
$320
Printing
The Collins Club
2018-02-02
$300
Hall rental
Riverbend Family Ministries
2018-02-22
$280
Trivia sponsor
Greater Madison County Federation of Labor
2018-01-30
$260
Ad books
Land of Lincoln Legal Association
2018-02-02
$250
Trivia sponsor
Granite City Police Benevolent Association
2018-02-22
$220
Trivia sponsor
Wood River Police Department
2018-02-22
$220
Trivia sponsor
U.S. Postal Service
2018-02-23
$208
Postage
Friends of Madison County Child Advocacy Center
2018-02-20
$175
Trivia sponsor
S.o.a.r.
2018-02-24
$170
Ad books
Big Daddy's
2018-02-05
$167
Food
To-Do's
2018-02-12
$164
Decorations
Facebook
2018-03-01
$163
Social media
Rural King
2018-02-20
$100
Sign posts
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