Gray's committee spent the most on mailing in the quarter, with all those payments ($718) going to GM Services, LLC in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Gray's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Mailing
$718
26.6%
T-shirts & promotional items
$631
23.4%
Promotional items
$521
19.3%
Hall rental for raising funds
$330
12.2%
Parade
$200
7.4%
Fund raising (food)
$113
4.2%
Ad book - trivia night
$100
3.7%
Ad books
$85
3.2%
Table 2 below shows the top 9 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
GM Services, LLC
2017-01-03
$718
Mailing
Adlexx
2017-03-29
$631
T-shirts & promotional items
Sam's Club
2017-01-31
$409
Promotional items
Illinois Department of Agriculture - State Fair Non Fair Events
2017-03-29
$330
Hall rental for raising funds
Saint Patrick's Day Parade Committee
2017-02-07
$200
Parade
Sam's Club
2017-03-18
$113
Fund raising (food)
Sam's Club
2017-02-06
$112
Promotional items
Sacred Heart Griffin High School Football
2017-01-30
$100
Ad book - trivia night
Sacred Heart Griffin High School Football
2017-01-30
$85
Ad books