***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – see who won below!***
Random.org has selected the two random folks who are about to get $100 to IKEA. And they are… Jennifer (who improves lives by teaching and will also be adopting a child from Ethiopia) and Ashley (who says needs some improvement for herself). Congrats!
If you take one thing away from this post, it should be this: two people are winning $100 gift cards to IKEA this week. Woot! But if you have room for a second thing, know that it’s because Ikea is hosting their second annual Life Improvement Project that, among other things (like hilariously helpful “instructions” for living a better life) includes another $100,000 Life Improvement Sabbatical Contest. So if you’ve got a great idea about how to help others, IKEA will give you one year and one hundred grand to make it happen. Last year’s winner (whose video can be seen here) was actually from right here in Virginia. Double woot!
- PRIZE: An $100 gift card to IKEA, courtesy of the IKEA Life Improvement Project
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “IMPROVE ME!” and tell us…
- BONUS QUESTION: …how you’d like to improve the lives of others. Do you have a special skill or talent that you could leverage? Or is there a specific cause or area of need that you’d like to dedicate yourself too?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, October 12 at 8pm EST (or at 10,000 entries)
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: Two
- PRIZE SHIPS: The continental 48 United States (although we do try to wrangle as many international giveaways as possible)
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winners will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday as an update to this post. That’s right, come right back here on Thursday for the announcement of our winner. Good luck…
Note: We weren’t paid or perked for hosting this giveaway, we just do ‘em to thank you awesome folks for stopping in. See our Giveaway FAQ page for more info. Pics courtesy of IKEA Life Improvement Project
Monica W. says
IMPROVE ME!
I would work with kids and the arts – it’s more important and most people think to develop creativity in young minds!
Rebecca McKinnon says
Improve me! I would help the elderly and alzheimers patients.. lend suport to caregivers!
Lindsey Turner says
IMPROVE ME! I am in a volunteer organization that gives free flumist to young children to help improve their health!
Erin says
IMPROVE ME! I would like to work with dogs at an animal shelter
Stephanie says
IMPROVE ME!
I would love to volunteer my time more at Habitat for Humanity. I’m pregnant right now though and don’t have enough energy to do so right now.
Jillian says
IMPROVE ME!! I would love to help people with disabilities learn how to dance in any way they can. I’m a special education teacher and dancing has always been my way of ‘getting away from it all’ so I would love to bring dance into their life. :)
Rose says
Improve me!
I love my job running mission trainings for church youth groups! :)
Jessica C. says
IMPROVE ME!! I would love to be able to bring my pets into hospitals, rehabs, etc to help bring people’s spirits up.
Stefanie says
IMPROVE ME!
I like to help other people by making up silly songs with their names in order to make them happy if they are sad. It is a VERY important skill to have…. see?
Ohhhh, John and Sherry, John and Sherry have a wee little blog, oh yes, a wee little do they have! But this wee little blog filled joy and love in the hearts of those they wished to wow. And inspired, they would be. yes, inspired they woooooould beeeeeeeeeeee!
Kristin Eldridge says
IMPROVE ME! Helping people eat HEALTHY!
Ashley G. says
IMPROVE ME! I am interested in helping animals…there are so many lost and abused animals that need our help and love!
Julianne says
IMPROVE ME!!
Suz McA says
IMPROVE ME!
I am passionate about teaching young adults about financial literacy!
Rachel Kinsey says
Improve me!! I help people on a daily basis who are recovering from drug and alcohol addiction. I am also a nurse who works hard at helping my patients get better in the hospital and educating them to help on the outside.
Amy Holtcamp says
IMPROVE ME. I’ve always thought it would be a great idea to take kids abroad who have never had the financial means to travel…it’s such a great eye opener and teaches you so much about other people, yourself, etc.
Becky S. says
IMPROVE ME! please
Andy B says
IMPROVE ME!
I could teach families how to coupon and save 75% off of normal grocery bills.
alison says
IMPROVE ME!
Rachel says
IMPROVE ME!
I volunteer at an animal shelter, to provide loving rescue pets to families.
Sarah S says
IMPROVE ME!
I’d love to take that money and put it towards the wild fire relief here in Texas. Specifically Bastrop (close to Austin) where so many have lost EVERYTHING
Jessica says
Improve me!
I try and make little lives better every day by teaching.
andrea p says
“IMPROVE ME!”
My hubby & I would love to use our home improvement & DIY skills to help out someone else. We are looking to team up with an organization in our area that provides free shelter for abused women & children.
Ange says
IMPROVE ME!
Kristen says
IMPROVE ME!
I am in law school to become an advocate for children in bad situations. I also want to do adoptions.
Jodi @ A Colorado Weekend says
Improve me!
I love the outdoors and being outside, so I would love to help give children the opportunity to get outside and learn about being healthy, fit and active. I would use activities like hiking, rock climbing, mountain biking, and backpacking to teach children about the value of outdoor adventure and living a balanced, healthy lifestyle.
Megan says
IMPROVE ME! I would like to make things easier for mentally challenged kids.
Belen says
IMPROVE ME!
I’m with Laura about teaching people about nutrition!
Katie says
IMPROVE ME! I know this sounds too simple, but I do my best to smile at all the strangers I pass on the sidewalk on my way to and from work. Smiling automatically makes you happier!
Beau says
IMPROVE ME!
I want to help inner city kids end the cycle of poverty and empower them to help improve their communities.
Lauren says
IMPROVE ME!
I’m studying to become a health psychologist to help improve the physical and mental health of others.
Kathy says
Improve me! I want to send love bags to senior homes.
Kristen says
IMPROVE ME! I am someone who likes to keep busy, so I enjoy helping friends with projects, moving, cleaning, painting, etc.
Kris says
IMPROVE ME!!
Would love to build a community playground that is accessible to all children regardless of their special needs. It breaks my heart to see my son’s classmate watching from the sidelines as the other children are climbing the play structure.
Mike says
Improve me – I do volunteer for after school programs in low income neighbourhoods.
Mary says
IMPROVE ME!!!
As a teacher, I hope I’m doing this a little bit everyday… :)
Thais says
“IMPROVE ME!”
I love to bake. I just had a bake sale at my job and my friend’s job to raise money for the Light the Night Walk I will participate in next month. It raises money for the The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Kendall says
Improve Me! I’d love to start an animal shelter.
Melissa says
Improve me!
My husband is working on a documentary about our education system in the US. After it is over, we’d like to raise awareness about education in other countries and how we could learn from them.
haley says
Improve me.
I would like a retreat property with land for anyone who needs solace and peace.
Liz says
IMPROVE ME!!
Joan says
Please IMPROVE ME!!!!
ali says
IMPROVE ME! I would continue my work fighting to eradicate cancer!!
Angela R. says
IMPROVE ME!
I would love to make American Sign Language more widely accepted in schools as a language elective because there are so many deaf and hard of hearing people who rely on sign language and I’d like to help reduce the communication barrier.
Jessica says
IMPROVE ME!
I want to help others through nursing. I will be finished with my degree in May. I would like to help make some of the hardest times in peoples lives a bit brighter by giving them great care and attention.
Katie Vetter says
Improve me!
I work as a behavior therapist for kiddos affected with autism. The center I work for could do wonderful things with $100,000!
Steph mcdaniel says
IMPROVE ME.. I am a cna, for home health care, mainly the elderly population and allow people to start in their homes as long as possible. I am also in nursing school ;)
Rachel says
Improve me!! I help people on a daily basis who are recovering from drug and alcohol addiction. I am also a nurse who works hard at helping my patients get better in the hospital and educating them to stay healthy on the outside.
Jessica says
Improve Me!
I once saw in a magazine a non-profit org. do something for the local area that I’d love to do someday. They decorate low income families kids room. They said that when children have their rooms decorated for them they did better in school and had felt more secure.
Becky says
IMPROVE ME! I would love to volunteer at my local humane society, where we found and fell in love with both of our pups.
AnneB says
IMPROVE ME!