SS American Memorial Foundation located at the Lazy U Ranch Seguin TX

07/24/2026

Craig G Russell — Viktor AI Assistant - Testimonial

Since late April, I have been putting Viktor to work inside the SS American Memorial Foundation and my business operations—not as a toy, and not simply to write a few emails, but as an AI coworker operating with me through Slack.

I am the President and Founder of a 100% volunteer-run nonprofit that has served more than 47,000 wounded warriors, transitioning veterans, active-duty military members, and their families free of charge since July 4, 2000. There is no paid back office waiting to handle the research, grants, Board work, donor communication, finances, government correspondence, social media, and daily follow-up. Much of that responsibility comes back to one person—ME.

Viktor has helped change that.

Together, we have built grant applications and funder-ready budgets from our actual IRS filings; reconciled bank statements and produced Treasurer and Board reports; developed agendas, minutes, donor letters, partnership proposals, and social-media campaigns; researched conservation, regulatory, veteran-wellness, and nonprofit issues; analyzed website and SEO problems; tracked deadlines and unfinished work; and turned years of Foundation history into organized institutional memory I can actually use.

A documented review of our activity through July 15 found 630 work threads and 2,095 messages. After accounting for revision and rework, it estimated 235–350 hours of professional capacity, with 105–190 hours returned directly to me—roughly four workweeks at the midpoint. The estimated equivalent professional value was $13,140–$20,846. Those figures represent capacity and potential outside-service costs avoided—not audited cash savings—and I believe that distinction matters.

Viktor does not replace my experience, relationships, faith, or final judgment. I still approve every important email, public post, and record change. What it does is give a sole nonprofit operator research, drafting, analysis, follow-through, and around-the-clock organizational support that would otherwise require several people.

For a small nonprofit, that is not hype. That is LEVERAGE.

AI will not replace the heart behind a mission—but properly used, it can give that mission more time, more reach, and a much stronger back office.

If you lead a nonprofit or business and constantly feel buried under worthy work, see what Viktor can do—and start through my personal invitation:

https://app.viktor.com/signin?ref=fYZKBNZacmUEdpRyScmoEj

Craig G Russell
President and Founder
SS American Memorial Foundation
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06/10/2026

Donate per mile towards our cause!

"I'm Tom Dunn, SSAMF Ambassador, and I'm paddling the Texas Water Safari — one of the toughest endurance canoe races in the world — all 260 miles, for one reason: veterans and their families deserve a place to heal.Every dollar you pledge goes directly to the SS American Memorial Foundation's La...

05/30/2026

Want your name on this?

The Firecracker Cook-Off is looking for sponsors. Your business gets seen by hundreds of attendees who care about veterans and their families — and you're directly funding nature therapy services that reach people who've given everything for this country.

That's a sponsorship worth having.

DM us or email [email protected]
— CGR

05/29/2026

We need good people to make this happen.

Volunteers needed for the Firecracker Cook-Off — June 26–27 at the Lazy U Ranch in Seguin.

Setup, registration, judging support, cleanup — all of it. If you've got a few hours and want to be part of something that matters, we want you.

Comment below or DM us to sign up.
— CGR

05/28/2026

Every year people come out to the Lazy U Ranch for great BBQ and a great time.

What they're really doing — whether they know it or not — is making sure veterans and their families can come here free of charge all year long.

That's the bottom line. The Firecracker Cook-Off funds the mission.

Join us June 26–27. https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/2026-firecracker-cookoff
— CGR

05/27/2026

70 acres on the Guadalupe River. That's where we're doing this.

The Lazy U Ranch in Seguin, Texas — home to the SS American Memorial Foundation. If you've never been out here, June 26th is your invitation.

Good food, good people, good cause.

Get your tickets → https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/2026-firecracker-cookoff
— CGR

05/26/2026

31 days.

The Firecracker Cook-Off is coming back to the Lazy U Ranch — June 26th and 27th — right here in Seguin, Texas.

BBQ. Competition. Family. And every dollar raised goes to serving veterans and their families free of charge.

That's what this is about. Always has been.

Get your tickets — https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/2026-firecracker-cookoff
— CGR

05/25/2026

The Lazy U Ranch — home to the SS American Memorial Foundation.

Serving over 47,000 Americans since July 4, 2000 — the day it all began.

Free of charge. Always will be.

This is our watch now....

🇺🇸 — CGR

05/25/2026

Look up.

Every face on that ceiling has a story. A family. A price they paid that most people never see.

This is the SS American Memorial at the Lazy U Ranch. It's not Arlington — but every man and woman up there is honored the same way. By name. By service. By sacrifice.

Twenty-six years ago, 12 shipmates gathered on the Guadalupe River. None of us had any idea what was coming. What came out of that one day — this room, this ranch, the 47,000 Americans we've served — THAT is what this day is about.

Today we remember the ones who didn't make it home. Today we say their names.

Rest easy, brothers and sisters. We've got the watch.

🇺🇸 — CGR