Silvestri's committee spent the most on fundraising expenses in the quarter, with all those payments ($8,201) going to Morton's Steakhouse in Rosemont. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Silvestri's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fundraising expenses
$8,201
57.3%
Office help
$1,000
7%
Event sponsor
$1,000
7%
Telephone expenses
$970
6.8%
Meal
$767
5.4%
Computer software
$749
5.2%
Printing
$596
4.2%
Donations
$500
3.5%
Postage
$294
2.1%
Catering for senior event
$154
1.1%
Reimbursement for parade candy-ferrara co.
$83
0.6%
Table 2 below shows the top 23 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Morton's Steakhouse
2016-03-06
$7,701
Fundraising expenses
Taste of Park Ridge
2016-03-17
$750
Event sponsor
ELECT Inc.
2016-01-19
$749
Computer software
Gene and Georgetti
2016-01-10
$561
Meal
Alicia Jakymiw
2016-03-15
$525
Office help
Morton's Steakhouse
2016-02-07
$500
Fundraising expenses
AT&T Mobility
2016-03-06
$372
Telephone expenses
Armstrong Print Solutions
2016-02-23
$346
Printing
AT&T Mobility
2016-02-07
$304
Telephone expenses
Elmwood Park Baseball League
2016-03-01
$300
Donations
Alicia Jakymiw
2016-01-19
$300
Office help
AT&T Mobility
2016-01-10
$293
Telephone expenses
Printing Station
2016-01-20
$250
Printing
Taste of Park Ridge
2016-03-29
$250
Event sponsor
US Post Office
2016-03-06
$196
Postage
Alicia Jakymiw
2016-02-15
$175
Office help
Clavio's Catering
2016-02-09
$154
Catering for senior event
Gibson's Steakhouse
2016-02-07
$136
Meal
Casa Italia
2016-01-29
$100
Donations
Casa Italia
2016-03-01
$100
Donations
US Post Office
2016-02-07
$98
Postage
Alicia Jakymiw
2016-03-17
$83
Reimbursement for parade candy-ferrara co.
Gibson's Steakhouse
2016-02-07
$68
Meal