BISCUIT BLITZ: A Quick Chat with Varian Shrum
By Matt Olin
Prepare to experience extreme “Houseplant Envy!” Camp North End Community Manager and domestic green thumb, Varian Shrum, has been facing down a riddle this year: How do you gather people together in real life when you’re not allowed to do that? For years, Varian’s been tasked with connecting people through creative projects.
Over the past three years, Varian’s been flexing her formidable placemaking muscles at Camp North End. But, as the pandemic set in and she caught herself “wishing away the days,” she knew she had to act. So at the 100-Days-Til-Election Day Mark, she committed to doing one thing every day to support democracy.
