USM School of Music gets surprise $600,000 donation
The University of Southern Maine got an early Christmas present Friday a $600,000 surprise donation to the universitys School of Music.
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A representative of the Falmouth-based Bob Crewe Foundation showed up Friday night at the Presidents Scholarship Gala, at the Westin Portland Harborview Hotel, and sprung the donation on the 300 guests there, according to a news release Monday from USM.
The donation includes $500,000 from the Bob Crewe Foundation and $100,000 from Dan Crewe, Bob Crewes brother.
Bob Crewe, who died in 2014 in Scarborough, was a songwriter and producer who co-wrote many hit songs by Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, including Big Girls Dont Cry and Cant Take My Eyes Off of You. The Bob Crewe Foundation was founded in 2009 by Bob and Dan Crewe, with a focus on helping those in Maines arts and LGBTQ communities.
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