Callahan's committee spent the most on newspaper advertising in the quarter, with 73.1% of this total ($11,400) going to Shaw Media in Crystal Lake. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Callahan's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Newspaper advertising
$15,588
32.9%
Radio advertising
$12,936
27.3%
Billboard expenses
$3,837
8.1%
Fund raising (food)
$3,640
7.7%
T-shirts
$2,387
5%
Donation-4 h fair auciton
$1,927
4.1%
Golf outings
$1,000
2.1%
Raffle winnings
$785
1.7%
Fund raising entertainment
$750
1.6%
Food-party in the park
$705
1.5%
Raffle prizes-cubs/sox tickets
$500
1.1%
Supplies-sign posts
$487
1%
Donation-4h fair auction
$480
1%
Sponsorships
$450
1%
Printing-car decals
$385
0.8%
Advertising - magazine cornfest book
$350
0.7%
Process meat from 4h fair
$346
0.7%
Printing-chapin's invites
$297
0.6%
Meals-lunch
$192
0.4%
Advertising - newspaper party in the park
$192
0.4%
Postage
$150
0.3%
Printing
$56
0.1%
Postage-ship raffle prize
$13
< 0.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Shaw Media
2018-09-24
$11,400
Newspaper advertising
Alpha Media
2018-08-20
$6,023
Radio advertising
Nelson Multimedia, Inc
2018-09-27
$5,401
Radio advertising
Free Press Newspapers
2018-09-25
$4,188
Newspaper advertising
Key Outdoor, Inc
2018-09-04
$3,837
Billboard expenses
Chapin's East
2018-09-11
$3,640
Fund raising (food)
Lawrence Advertising
2018-07-03
$2,387
T-shirts
Grundy County 4-H Assosication
2018-08-14
$1,927
Donation-4 h fair auciton
Nelson Multimedia, Inc
2018-09-07
$1,512
Radio advertising
Sara Trumbull
2018-07-12
$785
Raffle winnings
River Road Trio
2018-08-28
$750
Fund raising entertainment
Berkot's Super Foods
2018-07-27
$705
Food-party in the park
Operation St. Nick
2018-09-04
$500
Raffle prizes-cubs/sox tickets
Special Connections of Grundy County
2018-09-06
$500
Golf outings
Unit #1 Educational Foundation
2018-09-06
$500
Golf outings
Grundy County 4-H Assosication
2018-08-14
$480
Donation-4h fair auction
Stars and Stripes
2018-08-15
$385
Printing-car decals
Grundy County Corn Festival
2018-08-03
$350
Advertising - magazine cornfest book
Chenoa Locker, Inc
2018-08-13
$346
Process meat from 4h fair
Allegra Printing
2018-07-23
$297
Printing-chapin's invites
Big R
2018-09-17
$271
Supplies-sign posts
Third Degree Design
2018-07-05
$250
Sponsorships
Big R
2018-09-13
$216
Supplies-sign posts
Jason Clearwater Fund
2018-07-31
$200
Sponsorships
The Paper
2018-07-09
$192
Advertising - newspaper party in the park
Alerts Sign-up