Mendrick's committee spent the most on promotional items in the quarter, with 58.5% of this total ($2,274) going to VistaPrint USA, Incorporated in Lexington. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Mendrick's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Promotional items
$3,885
66.2%
Sponsorships
$545
9.3%
Printing
$370
6.3%
Postage
$297
5.1%
Office supplies
$284
4.8%
Fund raising advertisement
$260
4.4%
Bank charges
$225
3.8%
Table 2 below shows the top 22 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
VistaPrint USA, Incorporated
2017-01-29
$1,522
Promotional items
Discount Mugs
2017-01-30
$655
Promotional items
VistaPrint USA, Incorporated
2017-03-06
$590
Promotional items
Go Promotions
2017-02-16
$550
Promotional items
Elmhurst St. Patricks Day Committee, INC
2017-02-13
$545
Sponsorships
Discount Mugs
2017-03-14
$404
Promotional items
VistaPrint USA, Incorporated
2017-01-04
$370
Printing
VistaPrint USA, Incorporated
2017-01-31
$162
Promotional items
VistaPrint USA, Incorporated
2017-01-13
$132
Fund raising advertisement
VistaPrint USA, Incorporated
2017-01-13
$127
Fund raising advertisement
officemax
2017-03-22
$109
Office supplies
US Postal Service
2017-03-14
$109
Postage
US Postal Service
2017-01-09
$94
Postage
US Postal Service
2017-01-21
$94
Postage
officemax
2017-01-09
$91
Office supplies
Anedot
2017-03-02
$69
Bank charges
Anedot
2017-02-24
$63
Bank charges
officemax
2017-03-01
$51
Office supplies
Anedot
2017-01-22
$47
Bank charges
officemax
2017-03-02
$31
Office supplies
Anedot
2017-02-13
$28
Bank charges
Anedot
2017-02-17
$16
Bank charges