Caruana's committee spent the most on food - fundraising holiday party in the quarter, with all those payments ($4,254) going to Giovanni's Restaurant and Convention Center in Rockford. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Caruana's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Food - fundraising holiday party
$4,254
43.5%
Staff salaries
$4,000
40.9%
Food
$1,229
12.6%
Promotional items
$289
3%
Table 2 below shows the top 7 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Giovanni's Restaurant and Convention Center
2017-12-19
$4,254
Food - fundraising holiday party
Jim Thacker
2017-10-26
$2,000
Staff salaries
Jim Thacker
2017-12-27
$2,000
Staff salaries
Giovanni's Restaurant and Convention Center
2017-12-30
$1,020
Food
Great Lakes Fire & Safety Equipment Co.
2017-11-22
$289
Promotional items
Giovanni's Restaurant and Convention Center
2017-12-30
$149
Food
Giovanni's Restaurant and Convention Center
2017-12-19
$60
Food
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