United Marketing Group To Participate in Shelter, Inc. Golf Outing

6th Annual Golf Outing to Benefit Child Welfare Agency

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., May 12, 2010  -- United Marketing Group (UMG), a leading direct marketer of affinity membership programs and merchandise to financial institutions, retailers, catalogers and etailers, today announced that it would be participating in and sponsoring the 6th Annual Michael Portelli Memorial Golf Outing to be held Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at Makray Memorial Golf Club in Barrington, IL.

According to Alan Portelli, United Marketing Group’s CEO and President, “we support Shelter’s mission of helping and protecting children who are abused, neglected, dependent or in need of supervision.  These children face so many obstacles and we are honored to contribute to the work Shelter is doing to make the Northwest suburbs a better place for children.”

Proceeds from the golf outing will benefit Shelter, Inc., a non-profit, licensed and accredited child welfare agency that has provided community based, emergency and longer-term housing for thousands of children and adolescents from birth through age 17 in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago, who are abused, neglected, dependent or in need of supervision. Shelter, Inc. also provides programs such as a Healthy Families program and ongoing community education efforts to increase public awareness and the prevention of child abuse, neglect and other social problems directly impacting children and their families.

Event registration details are available on the Shelter Inc. website.

About United Marketing Group

United Marketing Group (UMG) is a leading direct marketer of affinity membership programs and merchandise products. Club membership and merchandise programs offered by United Marketing Group provide the customers of leading financial institutions, retailers, catalogers and etailers and their consumers with high value in all major lifestyle spending categories, as well as peace of mind in key areas of consumer concerns. Unlike many other organizations, United Marketing Group specializes in utilizing all direct marketing media -- inbound calls, outbound calls, direct mail and e-commerce tools -- to maximize Partner earnings. The company has been in business for more than 35 years and enjoys innovative and long term relationships with numerous Fortune 500 partners. UMG can be contacted toll free at 1-800-513-9000. On the web at www.unitedmarket.com.