Away from the rides and food, student groups set up tables to promote their causes and interests.
Zachary D. Liscow ’05, co-chair of EAC, said he had purchased 350 Nalgene bottles for the 15 Earth Day booths in Winthrop Courtyard.
“[The Nalgenes] were all gone in 25 minutes,” Liscow said. “I think people remembered them from last year and rushed to get them...but as you can see, there are still people here. What I really want is for people to walk away knowing that they as individuals can make a difference.”
Harvard Friends of Amnesty International representative Elisabeth H. Rivers ’05 said tabling was relatively easy as she could still enjoy “the best parts of Springfest”—the food and the music—while garnering signatures for her cause.
“The best part of Springfest is seeing the community come together,” Rivers said. “It’s the only time you see all of the Harvard student body in once glace.”
—Staff writer Elena P. Sorokin can be reached at sorokin@fas.harvard.edu.