diff --git a/src/stats.rs b/src/stats.rs
index 773140b..a380dda 100644
--- a/src/stats.rs
+++ b/src/stats.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,26 @@ enum EventName {
     UpdateAverages,
 }
 
+/// Send an event via the channel and log
+/// an error if it fails.
+fn send(tx: &Sender<Event>, event: Event) {
+    let name = event.name;
+    let result = tx.try_send(event);
+
+    match result {
+        Ok(_) => trace!(
+            "{:?} event reported successfully, capacity: {}",
+            name,
+            tx.capacity()
+        ),
+
+        Err(err) => match err {
+            TrySendError::Full { .. } => error!("{:?} event dropped, buffer full", name),
+            TrySendError::Closed { .. } => error!("{:?} event dropped, channel closed", name),
+        },
+    };
+}
+
 /// Event data sent to the collector
 /// from clients and servers.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
@@ -80,25 +100,6 @@ impl Reporter {
         Reporter { tx: tx }
     }
 
-    /// Send statistics to the task keeping track of stats.
-    fn send(&self, event: Event) {
-        let name = event.name;
-        let result = self.tx.try_send(event);
-
-        match result {
-            Ok(_) => trace!(
-                "{:?} event reported successfully, capacity: {}",
-                name,
-                self.tx.capacity()
-            ),
-
-            Err(err) => match err {
-                TrySendError::Full { .. } => error!("{:?} event dropped, buffer full", name),
-                TrySendError::Closed { .. } => error!("{:?} event dropped, channel closed", name),
-            },
-        };
-    }
-
     /// Report a query executed by a client against
     /// a server identified by the `address_id`.
     pub fn query(&self, process_id: i32, address_id: usize) {
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ impl Reporter {
             address_id: address_id,
         };
 
-        self.send(event);
+        send(&self.tx, event);
     }
 
     /// Report a transaction executed by a client against
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ impl Reporter {
             address_id: address_id,
         };
 
-        self.send(event)
+        send(&self.tx, event)
     }
 
     /// Report data sent to a server identified by `address_id`.
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ impl Reporter {
             address_id: address_id,
         };
 
-        self.send(event)
+        send(&self.tx, event)
     }
 
     /// Report data received from a server identified by `address_id`.
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ impl Reporter {
             address_id: address_id,
         };
 
-        self.send(event)
+        send(&self.tx, event)
     }
 
     /// Time spent waiting to get a healthy connection from the pool
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ impl Reporter {
             address_id: address_id,
         };
 
-        self.send(event)
+        send(&self.tx, event)
     }
 
     /// Reports a client identified by `process_id` waiting for a connection
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ impl Reporter {
             address_id: address_id,
         };
 
-        self.send(event)
+        send(&self.tx, event)
     }
 
     /// Reports a client identified by `process_id` is done waiting for a connection
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ impl Reporter {
             address_id: address_id,
         };
 
-        self.send(event)
+        send(&self.tx, event)
     }
 
     /// Reports a client identified by `process_id` is done querying the server
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ impl Reporter {
             address_id: address_id,
         };
 
-        self.send(event)
+        send(&self.tx, event)
     }
 
     /// Reports a client identified by `process_id` is disconecting from the pooler.
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ impl Reporter {
             address_id: address_id,
         };
 
-        self.send(event)
+        send(&self.tx, event)
     }
 
     /// Reports a server connection identified by `process_id` for
@@ -228,7 +229,7 @@ impl Reporter {
             address_id: address_id,
         };
 
-        self.send(event)
+        send(&self.tx, event)
     }
 
     /// Reports a server connection identified by `process_id` for
@@ -242,7 +243,7 @@ impl Reporter {
             address_id: address_id,
         };
 
-        self.send(event)
+        send(&self.tx, event)
     }
 
     /// Reports a server connection identified by `process_id` for
@@ -256,7 +257,7 @@ impl Reporter {
             address_id: address_id,
         };
 
-        self.send(event)
+        send(&self.tx, event)
     }
 
     /// Reports a server connection identified by `process_id` for
@@ -270,7 +271,7 @@ impl Reporter {
             address_id: address_id,
         };
 
-        self.send(event)
+        send(&self.tx, event)
     }
 
     /// Reports a server connection identified by `process_id` is disconecting from the pooler.
@@ -283,7 +284,7 @@ impl Reporter {
             address_id: address_id,
         };
 
-        self.send(event)
+        send(&self.tx, event)
     }
 }
 
@@ -305,24 +306,6 @@ impl Collector {
         Collector { rx, tx }
     }
 
-    fn send(tx: &Sender<Event>, event: Event) {
-        let name = event.name;
-        let result = tx.try_send(event);
-
-        match result {
-            Ok(_) => trace!(
-                "{:?} event reported successfully, capacity: {}",
-                name,
-                tx.capacity()
-            ),
-
-            Err(err) => match err {
-                TrySendError::Full { .. } => error!("{:?} event dropped, buffer full", name),
-                TrySendError::Closed { .. } => error!("{:?} event dropped, channel closed", name),
-            },
-        };
-    }
-
     /// The statistics collection handler. It will collect statistics
     /// for `address_id`s starting at 0 up to `addresses`.
     pub async fn collect(&mut self) {
@@ -372,7 +355,7 @@ impl Collector {
                 interval.tick().await;
                 let address_count = get_number_of_addresses();
                 for address_id in 0..address_count {
-                    Self::send(
+                    send(
                         &tx,
                         Event {
                             name: EventName::UpdateStats,
@@ -393,7 +376,7 @@ impl Collector {
                 interval.tick().await;
                 let address_count = get_number_of_addresses();
                 for address_id in 0..address_count {
-                    Self::send(
+                    send(
                         &tx,
                         Event {
                             name: EventName::UpdateAverages,