Tickets are on sale through Oct. 2 for the annual Cornell Employee Celebration, which will feature a variety of Cornell athletic events and a community dinner in Barton Hall, Saturday, Oct. 10. The football game against Harvard kicks off at 12:30 p.m., and the community dinner, offering a choice of barbecued chicken or pasta Provençal, takes place 2:30-4:30 p.m. Additional activities include CrossRoad Clown, the Cornell mascot and marching band, and a community fair offering a variety of departmental displays.

More than 100 volunteers are needed to help with setup (10 a.m.-noon), meal serving and coordination (2:30-5 p.m. with break for dinner) and cleanup (4:30-6 p.m.). To volunteer, contact Cheryl McGraw at 255-7565 or crm54@cornell.edu. Volunteers receive a complimentary ticket.

Tickets can be purchased at the Athletic Department Ticket Office, Bartels Hall (M-F, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Cornell ID required) or call 255-4247. A $5 ticket includes dinner and all athletic events listed below; tickets for either the dinner or athletic events that charge admission are available for $3 each.

Free athletic events Oct. 10 include: volleyball against Dartmouth at 4 p.m.; women's soccer against Harvard at 4:30 p.m. and men's soccer against Harvard at 7 p.m.

For a full list of celebration activities, visit http://www.ohr.cornell.edu/commitment/staffEvents/ECD.html. Parking in Hoy Garage is free with a Cornell ID.

The celebration is sponsored by the Division of Human Resources; Department of Athletics and Physical Education; Cornell Catering; and PepsiCo. Inc.