For USM Project Manager Dave Burrows, caring for the Crewe Center for the Arts became personal. Having helped bring the building to life, he and his wife, Linda, made a gift to help protect the people who would fill it, funding automated external defibrillators (AEDs).
“I’m an architect by training. When I moved to Gorham in 2021, I could imagine myself helping improve USM’s built environment. I joined the University the following year, and in July 2024, the Crewe Center became my project.
During construction, I led donor tours and saw how much this building meant to people. Those conversations helped me picture the community that would soon gather here.
When I learned that funding hadn’t been identified for AEDs, I told Linda this was a missing piece we could help provide. I sincerely hope the devices are never needed, but they could one day save a life.
My hope is that students, the USM family, and the public will fill the Crewe Center for years to come-to listen, participate, and
create. I’m grateful to have helped make it a safer place for everyone who enters.”