About Karen Bergstrom:
Karen Bergstrom received Safe Harbor’s annual Salt of The Earth Award for 2022, created to honor an “unsung hero” of the community who has consistently served others with compassion, integrity, humility, and consistency.
The award was created to honor “the salt of the earth’ – someone who is respected, reliable, trustworthy, caring, faithful, and honest – someone who deals with difficult or demanding situations without making unnecessary fuss. The award was created in 2019 to honor Ervin F. and Beverly A. Barrett, parents of Safe Harbor founding attorney Margaret Barrett.
Karen has spent a lifetime in service to others. She celebrated her 80th Birthday in September. Karen has had an unshakable faith in God and has lived a life of service to others. She worked as a registered nurse for 35+ years with the last 15 years working in hospice home care. She is a foundational member of her church community organizing support for the less fortunate, feeding hungry families, and gathering donations to distribute. She has been a host family for Hmong immigrants, a prayer warrior for God’s kingdom, and a loving Mother to an adopted son.
Karen has continually sacrificed herself, asking for nothing in return. She is the first to arrive, the last to leave, never complaining, always picking up the pieces quietly in the background in hopes of a better tomorrow.
Karen has lived a life caring for others and placing every person she meets ahead of herself in order to give glory to God. I owe every ounce of love and compassion that I have to her guidance and the example she set for me.
Karen Bergstrom has never asked for recognition, and unfortunately, it doesn’t often come to those who serve consistently and humbly as she does. She deserves the Salt of the Earth award because she is the definition of humility, faithfulness, compassion, and service.
The Salt of The Earth Award came with a donation of $1000 to be given to a charity of Karen’s choosing. Karen chose Fierce Freedom, a non-profit organization that works to end the cycle of human trafficking and exploitation through educational programming that empowers communities and speaks to the worth and dignity of each individual.
Safe Harbor is thrilled to honor Karen Bergstrom for her years of service to those in our community, near and far.
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An “unsung hero” of the community who has consistently served others with compassion, integrity, humility, and consistency.
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Pictured above: Karen & Brian
