Gray's committee spent the most on newspaper advertising in the quarter, with all those payments ($600) going to South County Publications, Ltd in Auburn. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Gray's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Newspaper advertising
$600
11.3%
Food - election judge appreciation bbq
$376
7.1%
Promotional items - plumbers & farm bureau golf outings
$374
7%
Graphic design
$374
7%
Supplies for bbq funder
$353
6.6%
Parade supplies
$324
6.1%
Sponsorships
$300
5.6%
Advertising
$300
5.6%
Auction item redemption - bbq
$289
5.4%
Fund raising - round tables
$238
4.5%
Sign posts
$202
3.8%
Ad books
$200
3.8%
Office equipment
$184
3.5%
Supplies bbq funder
$181
3.4%
Auction item redemption supplies food
$180
3.4%
Printing
$180
3.4%
Social media advertising
$155
2.9%
Auction item redemption - bbq supplies
$119
2.2%
Auction item redemption supplies
$112
2.1%
Auction item redeption - bbq supplies
$102
1.9%
Supplies - election judge appreciation bbq
$64
1.2%
Supplies - golf outings
$55
1%
Supplies for a bbq reception
$28
0.5%
Ticket annual breakfast
$25
0.5%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
South County Publications, Ltd
2018-09-04
$400
Newspaper advertising
Sam's Club
2018-07-23
$376
Food - election judge appreciation bbq
Sam's Club
2018-07-23
$374
Promotional items - plumbers & farm bureau golf outings
Humphrey's Market
2018-09-24
$353
Supplies for bbq funder
Sam's Club
2018-07-23
$324
Parade supplies
Faith Coalition for the Common Good
2018-09-18
$300
Sponsorships
Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce
2018-09-04
$300
Advertising
Sam's Club
2018-09-24
$289
Auction item redemption - bbq
Sam's Club
2018-07-23
$238
Fund raising - round tables
Karen Birkey Graphic Designer
2018-09-04
$211
Graphic design
South County Publications, Ltd
2018-08-10
$200
Newspaper advertising
Springfield and Central IL Trades & Labor Council, AFL-CIO
2018-07-30
$200
Ad books
Best Buy
2018-07-23
$184
Office equipment
Sam's Club
2018-09-24
$181
Supplies bbq funder
Sam's Club
2018-08-22
$180
Auction item redemption supplies food
Goods Print Services
2018-09-05
$180
Printing
Karen Birkey Graphic Designer
2018-08-02
$162
Graphic design
Facebook
2018-09-27
$155
Social media advertising
Humphrey's Market
2018-08-22
$112
Auction item redemption supplies
Lowe's
2018-09-24
$112
Sign posts
Lowe's
2018-09-24
$90
Sign posts
Sam's Club
2018-09-24
$75
Auction item redemption - bbq supplies
Lowe's
2018-07-23
$64
Supplies - election judge appreciation bbq
Lowe's
2018-09-24
$56
Auction item redeption - bbq supplies
Lowe's
2018-07-23
$55
Supplies - golf outings
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