*** This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – scroll down to see who won!***
Perhaps you’ve heard of a little store called Ikea? And perhaps you’ll be interested in a $350 gift card from them for this week’s giveaway? Yeah we couldn’t believe it either when they emailed us. Hooray is right, Ikea catalog. Well said.
And not only are they generously offering up this week’s sweet prize, Ikea’s also presenting “The Life Improvement Project” where they’ll award one philanthropic individual $100,000 to take a one year sabbatical to help others (start a non-profit, volunteer for a year, etc). Plus they’re hosting free seminars in their stores about improving your life through your living space.
But back to how you can get your mitts on that $350 gift card:
- PRIZE: A $350 gift card to Ikea!
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “IKEA Me!” and…
- BONUS QUESTION: … tell us what you’d do if you could spend one year helping others. Would you open an after school program? Volunteer at a homeless shelter? Rescue animals?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, October 27th at 8pm EST
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- PRIZE SHIPS: The United States
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday as an update to this post. That’s right, come right back here Thursday morning for the announcement of our winner. Good luck…
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You guys are quite impressive with your nearly 11,000 entries. So impressive in fact that Ikea decided to change their plans and give away not just one, not just two, but THREE $350 gift cards. That’s over $1000 in gift cards! Thanks Ikea!
So let’s see who the lucky three winners are according to random.org:
- Alyssa Allen (who’s Life Improvement Project would include moving her fam somewhere in the world to help the poverty crisis)
- NEPD (who’d give her wedding florist services away free of charge)
- Jill (who’d give a year working with the Wildlife Conservation Society)
Note: We weren’t paid or perk’d for hosting this giveaway, we just take them on to reward our lovely readers! See our Giveaway FAQs page for more info. Pics from Ikea.
Patti says
IKEA ME!!
Tommie says
Ikea Me!
If I could take a year sabbatical, I’d partner with my buddy Doug who works with an incredible orphanage in Costa Rica.
Meghan says
IKEA ME!!
I work for a non-profit that does HIV/AIDS services, and I would LOVE to quit my job, but continue doing it salary free!
Rosa Pearson says
IKEA Me!
Ashley says
“IKEA Me!” I would love to work with am mentorship program for kids. Kids need great role models! I am decorating my house! Ikea would go a long way!
Michelle Bradley says
IKEA Me!! I would love to work with our local children’s hospital. Maybe plan parties for children who can’t be home for their birthdays or other holidays.
Vanessa L says
IKEA Me! I would help place orphans in homes :)
Kena C. says
IKEA ME!
I have great passion for homeless women and children. Helping out in a shelter would be how I would volunteer.
Annette moore says
IKEA me!
I would love the opportunity to work to stop sex trafficking. The more I learn about it, the more compelled I feel to get involved.
Susann Harding says
“IKEA Me!”
I would help children who lost their parents due to deadly accidents …
Chelsea says
IKEA ME! I’m an occupational therapist and would love to take a year traveling abroad working with children in orphanages….
Amanda says
IKEA ME
THere is SO much that I would want to do. I would love to help out with parents who don’t have the money to send their kids to preschool and starting programs for them to work with their kids at home so they don’t have to worry about them getting behind right from the start.
Miriam Oakley says
IKEA ME!
I would love to help under privileged kids.
Nicole Pierson says
IKEA ME!
I’m a teacher so I would love to work with underprivileged kiddos in some kind of before or after school program!
Bri@accidentalcitygirl says
IKEA me!
I am in desperate need of a new couch, so this would be a GREAT help! ;)
If I could take a year off to help, I think I would volunteer in schools, kind of a teacher assistant/room mom, recess monitor sort of thing.
Ann Marie says
IKEA ME!
I would organize a group to help families & patients of our children’s hospital. Having a child in the hospital is scary for the child and certainly for the parent. Running errands, etc. can be extremely helpful so the family can focus on the most important thing — their child’s care.
Stacey Woods says
IKEA ME!
I’d love to take off teaching for a year to go teach and work with kids at some kind of village in Africa or some other third-world country.
Katie Abramczyk says
Ikea Me! I’m a kindergarten teacher, so taking a year off would be hard, I just love my kiddos. I would spend a year in the inner city schools building a better school program for them :)
Scott says
IKEA Me! If I could volunteer for a year I would work with a local wildlife reserve.
Joyce says
IKEA ME!
I want to foster kittens – and lots of them! I’ll take a few dogs, too :)
Sonja Kelly says
IKEA ME! I would help poor women in the developing world through microfinance.
Leanne says
IKEA ME! Please, please please! I am a teacher so of course I would spend my year teaching in an underdeveloped country or a needy community.
Brook Rushing says
IKEA ME!
I would love to volunteer at a children’s hospital painting and arts & crafts with the little ones!
Stephanie C. says
IKEA ME!!
I’d spend the year teaching mothers who are homeless.
Katie C. says
IKEA ME!
Oh there are so many things I would love to do with a year to volunteer. It would definitely involve young children and education in healthy living…What a cool program –
Thanks you guys!
Emily says
IKEA ME!
If I had a year to take off an help others I would work to improve literacy both with adults and kids.
Heather says
IKEA ME
Laura says
IKEA ME!
I would love to work with children in some capacity. Especially kids that are coming from difficult home situations.
Rebecca says
IKEA ME!
I’m a librarian, so I’d spend a year promoting literacy and love of books in underpriviledged schools.
Lindsey says
Ikea Me!
With my time, I would travel to China and volunteer in an orphanage. 10 years ago my sister was adopted into our family, and has changed our lives forever. I’ve only been fortunate enough to volunteer once, but plan to again one day soon. Hopefully, my husband and I will bring home our daughter from China in the next few years!
Katie says
Ikea Me!
I would love to research how food can be used as medicine, and blog about diets and recipes from all over the world that are used to treat or cure common ailments.
Caitlin says
IKEA ME!
If I had a year off, I would love to volunteer my time at the local animal shelter that I adopted two of my three dogs from. It breaks my heart knowing that they are so understaffed so I would love to be able help them out!
Ellen says
Ikea Me. You can’t win if you don’t try, right?
Wendi Lombard says
IKEA Me!
I would love to learn sign language and be able to spend the year helping special needs children!
Jess says
IKEA Me!
I would volunteer at a nursing home, preferably one that specializes in stroke therapy. My grandma is currently at one and I think about her every day.
Stefanie says
IKEA ME!!
I would spend a year working with my dad at the grocery-story-style food pantry he started this year in our county. Michigan has been hit really hard and they’ve been able to help so many people, but I don’t get to volunteer very much due to the need to work full time. It’s growing fast and getting a lot of recognition, and I would love to spend a year working on getting their marketing in place, helping with business development/fundraising, and working with the people that come through on a daily basis.
Anticookiecutter says
IKEA Me! ME! me! Please, please please! I would work with the poor in Mexico City.
Lauren M says
IKEA ME!!
I would definitely volunteer with kids. Anything to help encourage them to stay in school and realize all of the opportunities they have.
Jenny says
IKEA Me
I’d volunteer at my local Bereavement Center for kids.
Beth S says
IKEA me! I would go back to the Turkana region of Kenya to work with The Unembraced, which supports local families who are adopting orphaned children into their homes.
Lauren T says
IKEA Me! I would spend a year trying to raise awareness and change laws/ access for handicap individuals.
Jody says
“IKEA ME!!!”
I would work with at risk first time Mom’s..ensuring both she and the new baby had a great first year getting their needs met.
jennifer lacey says
IKEA ME!!!! I would help families whose children have long term illnesses to help keep their homes and family running. They often are at the hospital for months at a time and the daily needs of a home fall apart along with the other children.
Lyndy says
IKEA me! I would love to help people having trouble with their financial lives. It’s just a hobby of mine, but I see so many hurting families.
Megan says
IKEA ME! If I had one year to help others if would definitely be something to do with orphans. Either developing an orphan ministry in my church, or building an orphanage in another country, or aiding an existing orphanage in another country.
katie says
IKEA ME!
i would definitely work with rescuing animals in some way. i am so in love with my rescue puppy!
Marianne Brett says
IKEA ME!
I would love to stay local and volunteer directly with my city’s welfare program providing structured day care for children of parents that are unable to do so!
Megan says
“IKEA ME”
I would probably do something involving kids and art.
Jared says
IKEA Me!
I am a high school teacher, and would love to work in an inner city school teaching English literature to teenagers in a relevant way!
Rachel says
IKEA Me!
A team of leaders and I have been volunteering for a year and a half to open a charter school that offers an excellent educational choice for kids in our community. If we had $100,000 we would be able to build a family resource center on site, as well as offer after school programing, and resources for teachers! The possibilities are endless.