Howard's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 93.2% of this total ($4,120) going to Xavier & Hope Strategies in Lansing. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Howard's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$4,420
41.7%
Signs
$2,163
20.4%
Brochures
$1,591
15%
Newspaper advertising
$550
5.2%
Fund raising (food)
$400
3.8%
Hall rental for raising funds
$400
3.8%
Fund raising entertainment
$300
2.8%
Materials for signs
$241
2.3%
Plastic bags
$159
1.5%
Supplies
$152
1.4%
Meals for volunteers
$141
1.3%
Meals
$62
0.6%
Food
$16
0.2%
Table 2 below shows the top 19 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Xavier & Hope Strategies
2017-01-23
$1,900
Consulting
Stars & Stripes, Inc.
2017-03-24
$1,529
Brochures
Xavier & Hope Strategies
2017-02-24
$1,320
Consulting
Stars & Stripes, Inc.
2017-02-24
$1,300
Signs
Xavier & Hope Strategies
2017-03-28
$900
Consulting
Stars & Stripes, Inc.
2017-02-28
$863
Signs
Southland Voice
2017-03-16
$550
Newspaper advertising
Sit-N-Bull
2017-03-23
$400
Fund raising (food)
Sit-N-Bull
2017-03-17
$400
Hall rental for raising funds
Lori Buckman
2017-03-20
$300
Fund raising entertainment
Jeff Sanfilippo
2017-03-20
$300
Consulting
RP Lumber
2017-01-17
$241
Materials for signs
Uline
2017-03-16
$159
Plastic bags
Acme Auto
2017-02-16
$152
Supplies
Sit-N-Bull
2017-03-10
$117
Meals for volunteers
Sit-N-Bull
2017-03-13
$62
Meals
Stars & Stripes, Inc.
2017-03-24
$61
Brochures
Sit-N-Bull
2017-03-01
$24
Meals for volunteers
Uline
2017-03-17
$16
Food
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