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Buying or selling your property can help the Marquette General Foundation in a significant way. Brian Olson strongly believes in the value of quality, affordable health care. He’s also one who receives tremendous satisfaction in giving back to his community.

That’s why Olson, an associate at Northern Michigan Land Brokers (www.northernmichiganlandbrokers.com) in Marquette, is at the forefront of an exciting, innovative program in which the Marquette General Foundation will benefit philanthropically from property that Marquette General employees and/or physicians buy or sell through Brian.

This is how the “Foundations Building Foundations” program works:

For every property that Brian sells either for or to a Marquette General employee or physician, Brian is graciously donating 10 percent of his commission to the Grateful Patients and Families Program recently launched by the Marquette General Foundation.

“When I first learned about the Grateful Patients and Families Program, my thought was I needed to make a gift because it’s a very interesting program,” Brian explains. “But, then, as I thought it through, I realized I wanted to take it a step further. So, by working with the Marquette General Foundation team, we came up with the ‘Foundations Building Foundations’ program.”

Brian and his wife, Mary Grace, are grateful family members. Their daughter, Regina, was born at Marquette General.

“The delivery was difficult and Regina was not breathing at birth. Her condition was serious,” Brian said. (Pediatrician) Dr. Michael Nidiffer and (obstetrician) Dr. Connie Hedmark, the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and the entire birthing center were all instrumental in her recovery. We are very grateful.”

Recently, Brian gifted the Marquette General Foundation $303, signifying the first gift received through a home he helped sell for a MGHS employee.

“I’m excited to work with the Marquette General Foundation on this,” he said. “It’s my way of giving back and thanking Marquette General for the high-quality care they provide in the region.”

Although the concept is Brian’s, he strongly encourages other realtors in the Upper Peninsula to match his commitment to “Foundations Building Foundations.”

“In the end,” he said, “we’re helping Marquette General employees and physicians either buy or sell their properties. But, more importantly, we’re raising money to help Marquette General purchase innovative equipment, expand services and improve technology. I’m proud to be a part of that.”

Brian added that if Marquette General employees or physicians refer him to family and friends looking to buy or sell homes or property, he would also honor his 10 percent commission pledge to the Marquette General Foundation.

For more information about “Foundations Building Foundations,” contact Jim LaJoie, Planned Giving/Major Gifts Manager, at the Marquette General Foundation at 906-225-3431, toll free at 1-866-906-6914, or by email at jlajoie@mgh.org.

To contact Brian Olson at Northern Michigan Land Brokers, call 906-225-5263 or toll-free at 1-866-231-LAND; or you can reach him on his cell 906-869-6446. Brian’s email is brianolsonrealtor@yahoo.com.