McLaughlin's committee spent the most on fundraiser - food, beverage & venue in the quarter, with all those payments ($7,847) going to Palos Country Club in Orland Park. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how McLaughlin's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fundraiser - food, beverage & venue
$7,847
28.2%
Game tickets - raffle/silent auction items
$5,000
18%
Promotional items
$3,807
13.7%
Fundraiser - invitation printing
$3,255
11.7%
Sponsorship - anniversary dinner
$2,000
7.2%
Services - computer
$1,629
5.9%
Sponsorship - veterans
$1,000
3.6%
Fundraiser - entertainment
$750
2.7%
Services - administrative & data entry
$708
2.6%
Photography - fundraiser and other events
$700
2.5%
Fundraiser - thank you card printing
$484
1.7%
Po box fees & postage
$322
1.2%
Contributions
$300
1.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 16 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Palos Country Club
2016-11-11
$7,847
Fundraiser - food, beverage & venue
Chicago White Sox
2016-12-22
$5,000
Game tickets - raffle/silent auction items
Kevron Printing
2016-10-18
$3,255
Fundraiser - invitation printing
Park Promotions
2016-11-14
$2,581
Promotional items
Shannon Rovers
2016-10-15
$2,000
Sponsorship - anniversary dinner
Park Promotions
2016-10-11
$1,226
Promotional items
Village of Orland Park
2016-11-06
$1,000
Sponsorship - veterans
Computer Bits Inc.
2016-11-15
$820
Services - computer
Big Dog Mercer
2016-11-11
$750
Fundraiser - entertainment
Diana Hayes
2016-11-27
$708
Services - administrative & data entry
Silver Dollar
2016-11-18
$700
Photography - fundraiser and other events
Computer Bits Inc.
2016-12-11
$634
Services - computer
Kevron Printing
2016-11-17
$484
Fundraiser - thank you card printing
United States Postal Service
2016-10-24
$322
Po box fees & postage
Re;act
2016-11-16
$300
Contributions
Computer Bits Inc.
2016-10-26
$175
Services - computer