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The biggest part of our team starts with you but here are the 3 behind the scene that plan on making the retreat a Reality. We can only succeed through your help.

Wayne R Gierum
President & CEO Wayne was born and raised in Queens NY. He worked from the time he was a young boy with 3 paper routes (The biggest route for one boy in queens history), to Joining the Army in the field of communications with top-secret clearance and a US paratrooper. He returned home and became a Union bricklayer.
He then went on to build his own associated super Market from the skills of a bricklayer, the determination of a paratrooper and the speed of that 12-year-old on the bicycle. All of Wayne's life he has worked in the retail/wholesale business building up to a chain of Furniture stores in Florida and now on to the biggest and most rewarding adventure of his life!
Kathleen Merrill-Gierum
Designer, project manager & fun person Kathleen was born in rural central Michigan and the 9th in her family. she was raised to respect the Military and Police at a young age as her 4 brothers and father all served and her father was Military Police. Growing up was non complicated in her day. after leaving Michigan it was off to Houston Texas then Florida where she had the great fortune to meet her husband Wayne. They worked as a team building buisnesses but never forgot where she came from and helped others along the way. Today her sole Mission is to get "The Retreat" up and running. With no problem getting her hands dirty she is ready to pitch in and do whatever it takes to get the project finished.
Lawrence E Gierum
Vice President Lawrence is the youngest of nine children, born and raised in Whitestone, N.Y. As a young man he entered the N.Y.C. Police Department Academy and graduated with the highest overall average. He was assigned to the 41st. Police Precinct (unofficially known as “Fort Apache The Bronx”). After being on patrol for many years, he became the Chauffeur of the man who wrote the book “Fort Apache The Bronx “. His name is Lt. Thomas Walker. His book later became a movie starring Paul Newman. After serving time as a Police Officer, he entered the business world with his brother Wayne. In 1976 they opened 2 retail stores . wayne successfully sold both stores and relocated to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. There they located a major design area on 19th. St. In Ft. Lauderdale. They took over a 10 year lease from a failing retailer. This was during the Building Boom in South Florida. thee desided to specialize in Decorative Art. They split the large retail facility into half retail art and the other half into a Decorative Art Factory. They hired local artists to put their talents to canvas. This became extremely successful. We went to trade shows across the country and developed a National Sales Force selling Decorative Art to numerous Mama and Papa Furniture stores across the country. larrys brother Wayne went to a trade show in Highpoint, N.C. where he met the National Wall and Accessory Buyer for LEVITZ Furniture- Carole Nite. LEVITZ Furniture had 268 stores and was the largest Furniture store chain in the U.S.A. They sold LEVITZ Furniture Decorative Art for all of their stores. This was accomplished after giving Carole Nite( The National Wall And Accessory Buyer) a private showing of our best sellers. Carole Nite stated that “The Company produces The Finest Decorative Art in the country in it’s Price Category “. They sold LEVITZ Decorative Art for years. Over the years they realized that our largest customer which was LEVITZ was filing for Bankruptcy. They then opened a number of Furniture Stores where they also sold our Decorative Art. After successfully selling off all of the retail stores they Desided to share the last 40 years of experience. Sell4Vets was born to help our Veterans and First Responders to a wonderful way of life that they so richly deserve.

A look at the begining of a amazing community Garden!

Building up our Community Garden
The Community garden will be free for the visitors of the "Retreat" and any Veteran, Actice duty or first resonder that would like a dedicated space to grow his own substantial food plot!
A place to grow and enjoy the bounty
A place to walk in, pick your salad, corn. green peppers , tomatos, or herbs for your time here! all grown on the property with no pestisides. Thats grown in the USA with a little help from aged horse manure. also utilised on site!
A sense of Acomplishment
As Kathleen can tell you the sense of Acomplishment is big when it comes to growing and consuming your own food. as she says : I know where that lettuce came from" To have on site a Community Garden for the sole purpose of suppling Fresh vegtables and herbs to our heros is huge! Take part! Help grow !