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Client disclosure reporting period:   01/01/2014 - 06/30/2014
Authorizing Officer name Jean Weber
Title Director of Animal Protection
Business name MSPCA
Address 350 S. Huntington Avenue  
City, state, zip code Boston, MA 02130         
Country US
Business interest Education
 
Compensation/Salaries Paid
Lobbyist or Entity nameSalaries
The Suffolk Group, LLC $9,000.00
Kara Lee Holmquist $16,000.00
Laura A Hagen $11,000.00
Total salaries paid $36,000.00
 
Operating Expenses
DateRecipientType of expenseAmount
1/1/2014-6/30/2014 Advertising expenses $0.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014 internal copying for lobby day; Fed Ex Kinkos Photocopies, scans $321.25
1/1/2014-6/30/2014 Computer equipment, supplies $0.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014 Lobbyist registration Laura Hagen Professional dues $109.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014 Fax charges $0.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014 Internet fees $0.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014 Legal fees $0.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014 Postage, shipping, delivery $0.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014 Staples ($52.50 supplies for Lobby Day); UHaul ($15.87 box for donations for shelters at lobby day); 4 Imprint ($503.30 give-aways for Lobby Day); Stuffed Safari ($124.75 stuffed sharks to promote shark fin bill)) Office supplies, equipment $696.42
1/1/2014-6/30/2014 Printing expenses $0.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014 State House News Service Public relations expenses $988.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014 Rent $0.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014 Office and support staff salaries $0.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014 Instatrac Professional subscriptions $2,310.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014 Taxes $0.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014 Cell phone Telephone, cell phone, handheld $52.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014 MSPCA overhead Utilities (heat, water, electricity) $1,374.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014 Other operating expenses $0.00
  Total operating expenses $5,850.67
 
 
Meals, Travel, and Entertainment Expenses
DateLobbyist nameEvent typeEvent locationNames and addresses of all event participantsAmount
02/14/2014  Travel State House Global Sanctuary for Elephants - travel expense reimbursement. Scott Blais(PO Box 2426 Brentwood TN 37024) testified in front of the Tourism committee on 2/3/14 (Committee members: Sen Oconnor Ives, Downing, Chang-Diaz, Lovely, Wolf, Hedlund; Reps Atkins, Finn, Pignatelli, Andrews, Walsh, Donahue, Howitt, Fernandes, Mark, Mannal, Wong) $294.50
03/20/2014  Meal State House, Grand Staircase napkins,knives,spoon
s for lobby day. General public and legislators at lobby day for animals. Legislators who spoke/received awards: Senators Murray, Spilka, Lewis, O'Connor-Ives.
$25.25
06/30/2014  Travel Boston Common Garage, Zero Charles Street, Boston, MA 02116 Parking. Kara Holmquist, Laura Hagen, 350 S. Huntington Ave, Boston, Ma 02130 Less than $35/day between 1/1/14-6/30/14 $1,151.00
    Total amount $1,470.75
 
Additional Expenses
No additional expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.
 
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