On April 5, 2021, Past Chief and current member of the Bushnell’s Basin Fire Department, LJ Sutherland was diagnosed with terminal cancer. To help support LJ and the LJ Sutherland Scholarship Fund, a fundraiser is being hosted by his daughter Ashley, along with Ted Aroesty, Steve Burruto and Chris Mueller.

The aptly named the “LJ Strong Fundraiser” is being held at Thirsty’s at 8 State St, Pittsford, NY on Sunday, September 18th starting at 1pm.

Tickets can be purchased in advance or at the door for $20. Ticket holders are entitled to enjoy free beer and live music performed by Mike Nolan and Bob Spiegel. Food and T-shirts will be available for purchase; as well as, tickets for door prizes and a 50/50 raffle.

To acquire a pre-sale ticket, please Venmo Nancy Sutherland: @lj_strong14 (last four numbers are 4743). When purchasing tickets, please include the name(s) of the people you are buying tickets for, in the, “what is it for?” section in Venmo.

If you do not have access to Venmo, you can also use this PayPal link to acquire your tickets.

Ashley Sutherland would like to thank everyone for their support and we hope to see you at Thirsty’s on Sunday September 18th!