Blackwell's committee spent the most on mailing in the quarter, with all those payments ($5,660) going to Curtis Scott Advertising in Elmhurst. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Blackwell's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Mailing
$5,660
53.5%
Signs
$1,646
15.6%
Yard signs
$1,500
14.2%
T-shirts
$502
4.7%
Newspaper advertising
$352
3.3%
Brochures
$267
2.5%
Raffle prizes
$245
2.3%
Sign & building rental
$200
1.9%
Online advertising
$177
1.7%
Fund raising advertisement
$33
0.3%
Table 2 below shows the top 16 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Curtis Scott Advertising
2018-03-08
$5,660
Mailing
Politicallawnsigns.com
2018-01-22
$1,646
Signs
Politicallawnsigns.com
2018-01-02
$1,500
Yard signs
Wave Graphics
2018-02-05
$502
T-shirts
Arthur Graphic
2018-03-07
$256
Newspaper advertising
Dutch Valley Meats
2018-03-30
$245
Raffle prizes
Arcola Masonic Lodge
2018-03-07
$200
Sign & building rental
Vistaprint
2018-02-06
$173
Brochures
Arthur Graphic
2018-02-27
$96
Newspaper advertising
Vistaprint
2018-01-17
$94
Brochures
Facebook
2018-03-22
$55
Online advertising
Facebook
2018-03-21
$45
Online advertising
Vistaprint
2018-01-03
$33
Fund raising advertisement
Facebook
2018-02-14
$31
Online advertising
Facebook
2018-03-16
$26
Online advertising
Facebook
2018-02-21
$18
Online advertising
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