*** 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.
Alene Horney says
IKEA ME! If I had a year to help people, I would love to come along side a struggling elementary school and be able to provide more helping hands.
Erica says
IKEA Me! I’d spend a year helping families in China.
Sarah LeRoy says
IKEA Me! I’d love to do medical work in Haiti.
Gina says
IKEA me! I’d love to set up a program where kids from underprivileged backgrounds could get music lessons for free.
Emma says
IKEA ME puhlease!!
I’d love to spend a year discovering how to spread environmental practices and make them rooted in people’s everyday living, rather than an after thought.
Kasey says
“Ikea Me”
I am not sure what I would do for a year but I know it would be a dream come true! I love animals but I mostly just enjoy helping people who appreciate it.
victoria deveaugh-geiss says
Ikea ME!
Amy Tadewald says
IKEA Me!
I would work for a running race organization promoting health and fitness.
Sarah says
IKEA Me! I would start a food bank!
The Modern Gal says
IKEA ME!
I’d spend a whole year showing love to my neighborhood — which would mean volunteering at the homeless shelter that’s a few blocks away, regularly cleaning up the nearby greenway and volunteering for the neighborhood association.
Dawn Eshnaur says
“Ikea Me!” and I would love to spend a year volunteering at the oncologist office to help cancer patients who are in chemo. My mom has had cancer two times and people have been so great to her both times! Thankfully she is cancer free!
Christine says
IKEA ME!
I would open an animal rescue of all breeds. I’ve already rescued 5 dogs which live in my home and wish I could help many more. I volunteer at a local rescue when I can but am limited due to distance and resources.
elif says
IKEA Me!
I’d volunteer to work with an organization like MedShare that supplies leftover/unwanted medical supplies to those in need in disaster areas etc
Michelle says
IKEA ME
I would love to go around the country and get music/drama programs in schools that currently don’t have them. If it weren’t for these programs in my High school I would have really struggled to find my place.
Courtney says
IKEA ME!
Id continue teaching but take a year off my second job so I could start up and after school program at our school!!
Sarah H says
IKEA ME! I would probably spend my time going between to great volunteer projects that are close to my heart–dog rescue and cancer research fundraising organizations!
Jennifer W says
Ikea Me! I would love to open a daycare for struggling single working moms. I don’t know how I would keep my head above water without the help of my sweet husband. Hats off to those women who have to do so much on thier own.
Heather says
Ikea Me!
I’d travel the world teaching helping conservation efforts!
Stephanie B says
IKEA me!
I’m not too sure what I’d do, but there are so many great causes out there I’m sure I could find something.
Abbe says
IKEA me! I’d give back by opening an art center for young children.
Kristin says
IKEA me!
I would spend a year helping bring orphans and their forever families together and aiding new families with the transition…
Mary says
Ikea me!
If I had a year off to help others, I’d tutor students who wouldn’t get help otherwise.
Kelly F says
IKEA ME! I would spend more time helping my church develop their childrens ministry. Its a growing need and they need more helpers and new ideas on ways to reach children and their families.
Megan says
Ikea Me! There are so many hungry kids out there– I would love to work with an organization that fights world hunger.
Andrew Sherogan says
Ikea Me!
As an art teacher in a public school I know first hand the tremendous power the arts play in a child’s education and general happiness. I would find it incredibly rewarding to bring the arts, to schools whose programs have been cut and to those areas that are underprivileged.
Lindsay says
“IKEA Me!” I’d love to take a year off and work with the Trevor Project.
ianikole says
IKEA me!! I would spend a year helping people learn how to read.
Karma says
IKEA ME!I’d love to help kids in less developed nations, but kids and women’s shelters are something I would like to work with, too.
bex m. says
IKEA ME!
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josh mann says
IKEA ME!
I WOULD USE IT TO FURTHER PROMOTE THIS: IGIVEASHIRT.ORG. GIVING DIGNITY AND RESTORING HOPE TO HOMELESS MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE SALEM, OREGON AREA.
Nichole B says
IKEA ME! I would spend my year off volunteering with the United Way/Hands on Tampa Bay, they contribute to so many worthy community projects that truly help those in need.
Tricia says
IKEA ME!!
I’m a registered nurse and thoroughly enjoy helping people. I would love the opportunity to spend a year in a foreign country working with a medical clinic. I have done this before, but only for a month at a time.
Mira says
“IKEA Me!” I would open a non profit to fund surgeries for dogs who are put down because the owners cannot afford the surgery.
Sara says
IKEA Me!
I used to work for a program that tutored inner city kids in reading. We had amazing results and it would be wonderful to start a similar program in our new state.
Bridget says
IKEA ME!
I’m a public school teacher, and I always marvel at how connected my students are to technology. With a year off, I’d design an after-school program that allowed inner-city and minority students to learn the craft of film-making and use it to tell their stories. Why am I not doing this now??! Thanks for the inspiration, YHL.
Nicole A says
IKEA Me!
If I had a year to volunteer, I would rescue animals Last Chance Highway style!
caitie says
IKEA ME
If I won, I’d go back to Tanzania and help out the orphanage I volunteered at a few years ago!
lucy farmer says
IKEA Me! I would work with Single mom’s helping with child care.
quyen says
ikea me! i would do something to promote literacy, or anything educational.
Laura Johnson says
“IKEA Me!!”
I’d volunteer at an AIDS Hospice home.
Mattelyn Harke says
IKEA ME!!!
I would open up a youth center. It is hard especially these days for youth to stay out of trouble or keep themselves busy.
Lisa R says
IKEA me!
I would choose to volunteer doing something to benefit children.
Sarah S says
IKEA Me!
I would go to a place that had little to no medical aid and help them out.
Sara says
IKEA me! I would love to travel around the country (and internationally) to different churches/ministries to help outreach to children. But, since I cannot take a year away from my own small children, maybe help out with the food bank locally.
Nicole says
IKEA ME!
I would love to help with an adult literacy program.
Katie French says
IKEA ME!!!!
I’m a high school English teacher, and so many of my students need more help than just in the classroom. Many of them go home to horrible situations and have to make it through the day at school thinking about it. If I could, I would spend a year of my life staying after school hours for those students who need extra attention, love, and support. Many of them don’t have the help at home to complete the homework or computers to do it on. Giving them the opportunity to stay after school and provide them with resources would help them a lot. Even just talking to them, giving them advice, and a listening ear makes all the difference to many of my students.
Lance O says
IKEA ME!
I just got back from 3 days in Haiti last week. With $100k, I’d love to go back and continue to help the orphanages I served while there. I’d even take they wifey this time!
(I don’t know if it’s allowed here, but here are some pictures from the trip if anyone’s interested: http://bit.ly/95A6C0.)
Emily says
IKEA Me! If I had a year to volunteer, I would work with a program that teaches financial literacy to low-income teens/early 20s.
Laura B says
IKEA Me!
I would spend the year working with the United Way. They do so many different things in our community I could be doing something new and great every single day!
Kristin says
IKEA Me. I would spend he time improving schools and after school programs.