Shore's committee spent the most on communications consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,000) going to Grisko Communications in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Shore's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Communications consulting
$3,000
42.1%
Consulting
$1,800
25.2%
Accounting services
$750
10.5%
Postage and mail housing
$593
8.3%
Event food
$306
4.3%
Photography
$300
4.2%
Donations
$250
3.5%
Food for event
$132
1.9%
Table 2 below shows the top 11 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Grisko Communications
2016-03-21
$3,000
Communications consulting
NGP Van
2016-01-08
$750
Accounting services
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2016-01-08
$600
Consulting
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2016-01-29
$600
Consulting
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2016-02-29
$600
Consulting
Pastoral
2016-02-05
$306
Event food
Cahan Richard
2016-03-30
$300
Photography
Hensley Company
2016-02-12
$297
Postage and mail housing
Hensley Company
2016-01-29
$296
Postage and mail housing
Community Foundation of Greater Flint
2016-03-31
$250
Donations
Pastoral
2016-02-29
$132
Food for event