Cornell University's Student Chapter of the Veterinary Medical Association (SCAVMA) plans a fund-raising dog wash Saturday, Sept. 30, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Tower Road plaza (in front of the ivy-covered James Law Auditorium) of the College of Veterinary Medicine. Rain date is Oct. 1.

The dog wash is free, but donations are gratefully accepted, explains Gabriella Sfiligoi, Cornell D.V.M. Class of 2002, one of the event's coordinators. All dogs are welcome but should be properly restrained to avoid potential conflicts with other dogs at the event. Parking is free in O lot (just off Tower Road at Route 366) or in the visitor parking lot adjacent to the Veterinary Research Tower near the plaza (at the bend in Tower Road).

The students hold the annual dog wash to help raise money to send SCAVMA members to a veterinary educational symposium each spring. This year's dog wash is sponsored by SCAVMA, Cornell Laundry and the Iams Co.

One of 30 veterinary schools in the United States and Canada, Cornell's college enrolls 320 students in the four-year program that leads to a doctor of veterinary medicine (D.V.M.) degree.