Notre Dame Connection
Peter Schivarelli, the manager of the band, is a former Notre Dame football player under Ara Parseghian. Peter played as a reserve defensive tackle on the 1969–70 teams.
In 1995, the band played a benefit concert at the Joyce Center to raise money for the Ara Parseghian Medical Research Foundation which is seeking a cure for Niemann-Pick disease Type C (NP-C). Ara had at the time the misfortune of three of his grandchildren being diagnosed with the fatal disease. For the 17 years, Chicago has donated a portion of ticket sales to the foundation, and also donates an additional portion to help raise money for Hannah & Friends, which works to improve the quality of life for children and adults with special needs. One of the resident homes is named Chicago. Hannah & Friends is the personal mission of Maura Weis and her husband, Charlie Weis, former Notre Dame head coach and the current coach at the University of Kansas.
In November 2011, the band helped dedicate Notre Dame’s new two rink hockey facility, the Compton Family Ice Arena with the Brian Boitano Skating Spectacular skating to their music. It was double-duty for the band as they played during the football halftime show with the University of Notre Dame Marching Band the day before. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIMQ2l7BOFI&feature=player_detailpage)
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