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Telling the Story of the Union League Club of Chicago’s Commitment to Country and Community

PCI has provided communications and media relations counsel and services to the Union League Club of Chicago for more than 15 years, promoting the Club’s commitment to country and community. The primary objective of the program is to support membership retention and recruitment by maintaining and reinforcing a contemporary public image of the Club.

Our activities range from stimulating support for Club-sponsored initiatives, to encouraging media to report on the Club’s many special events, openings, visiting speakers, and authors, to providing counsel on issues that surface.

The many civic and military initiatives of the Club are a special dimension of the Communications program, with substantial effort placed on securing attention for the Chicago 502 Club, the 721 Club, the George Washington birthday celebration, and visitors and speakers representing the U.S. armed forces and various departments of the federal government.

The ULC’s Boys and Girls Clubs, Civic & Arts Foundation and the Chicago Engineers’ Foundation also receive attention through the communications function.

PCI has assisted the Club earn Chicago and national print and broadcast media coverage for such programs and projects as:

  • Gift to the City of Chicago of the heroic statue “ America,” commemorating the Battle of Midway;
  • Gift to the City of Chicago for the Parisian Metro entrance on South Michigan Avenue;
  • Visits to the Club by former presidents and vice presidents of the U.S., the president-elect of Lithuania and numerous prominent distinguished military officers;
  • Medal of Honor winners’ feted at George Washington’s birthday event;
  • Inauguration of the Beaux Arts Celebration as a Club tradition;
  • Introduction of the “ Seven Lively Arts” murals;
  • Scholarships, prizes and awards by the C&A Foundation to young artists;
  • Periodic Club initiatives on improving the Chicago metropolitan area’s transportation infrastructure;
  • The Club’s initiative on the death penalty moratorium;
  • Club-sponsored art exhibitions and special projects in cooperation with the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs;
  • Features and interviews with the chef and members of the UNC athletic staff;
  • Interviews with prominent visiting authors;
  • Interviews with numerous business, technology and cultural speakers.

 

 
     
 
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