*** 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.
Tregani says
IKEA Me! I would volunteer at centers that help women with eating disorders. My mom was in a facility like this and it helped her so much. I would love to give back to a place that gave my mom so much hope!
Shannon R. says
IKEA ME!!! I’m a big animal lover so probably do something like rescue animals! What a great thing Ikea is doing :)
Catheryne Trenkle says
Ikea Me!
I would love to help children with disabilities.
Andrew says
Ikea me! I’d work at a no-kill animal shelter or at an art museum.
jen says
IKEA ME!
I would love to start an after school club in my child’s elementary school. I volunteer there. The school has a lot of sweet hispanic children that need extra help. They are learning the language and sometimes their parents don’t speak english fluently. So, sometimes it takes them a while to catch up and sometimes their homework doesn’t get completed. So, I would love to get an afterschool club to help them with their english and also to make sure their homework is completed. Then I would love to get it statewide. That would be so cool.
Thanks!
Amanda says
IKEA me!
I would spend the year volunteering at nursing homes as a reader, and at schools with the after-school tutoring programs a lot of elementary/middle schools in my area do.
Anna P says
IKEA ME!
Oh my gosh, I love Ikea!! Ahem. Well, there’s an orphanage south of the border, in an area highly troubled by the drug cartel war and violence… I’d spend a year there just helping however I could and loving on those kids.
carrie says
IKEA ME!
There’s so many great causes to fight for. If I had to choose one it would be to provide prenatal care to women in areas where it’s unheard of. It’s more common than you think. Any every new baby and mom deserves a great start!
Janci says
IKEA ME!!
I would LOVE to spend a year rescuing animals BUT we’d need a bigger house/yard for that so I’d also equally love to spend a year working with low income mothers and babies providing prenatal and postpartum support and services (parenting support and education, prenatal and postpartum therapeutic services, lactation consultation, play groups, etc.)
Jessica B says
IKEA ME (por favor)!!
I would help start a childcare program for the AIDS food bank I volunteered at as a student. It’s a non-profit that is near and dear to my heart, and I would love to give something back to them.
Laura C says
IKEA ME!
I would love to clean up our lake shoreline before the freeze!
aerocrow says
Ikea me! I’d volunteer at big brothers/sisters.
Susan says
IKEA ME!
I would love to spend a year helping under-privileged children
Danielle says
IKEA Me!!! :)
Suzie Franklin says
IKEA Me!
I would use the money to volunteer and help young children with dyslexia.
jessica says
ikea me!
if i could spend a year helping others i would love to dedicate my time to planned parenthood and help people understand their choices are appropriate for them no matter what others say.
Sasha says
IKEA me!!!!
If I could spend one year helping others it would be to help others find what they love. In finding what you love it will help with happiness. It can leave to a career opportunity as well as help them to help others to the same thing.
ron says
ikea me!
i would spend the year building houses for habitat.
christa says
IKEA me!
I’d love to work for a literacy program
Nicole says
IKEA ME!
I’m a teacher, so I would definitely spend my year helping children!
Jordanna says
IKEA ME! :)
I’d love to do so many things… but I’d probably choose helping kids who have been abused or neglected and live in a shelter/orphanage-like setting. I’d love to mentor some of those kids! :)
Kim says
IKEA ME!
I would spend my year doing random acts of kindness:)
Kim says
IKEA me!!!!
I would love to teach photography to lower income kids and families and help them find beauty in their world.
jared says
Ikea Me!!!!
I would volunteer somewhere doing something amazing.
Emily says
Ikea me please!
Tiffany says
IKEA Me!
After three years working in special education I would spend my time devoted to helping the students and their families. Some have all the resources at their fingertips, while some have no idea what kind of resources are available to them.
Justine Carreau says
IKEA Me!
I’ve always dreamt of winning the lotto to have time off (although one year would be nice as well!)- to help those with Osteogenesis Imperfecta [www.oif.org] Ever seen the movie, “Unbreakable?” A disease I’m all to familiar with, born with the disease but am lucky enough to have a mild case. It’s a disease which your bones are much more brittle than those of a “normal person.” I would go around the world trying to help young children and teens overcome this disease by being a mentor and trying to raise money as there is no cure. Such a debilitating disease which is unknown to most. I have a son similar in age to your Clara who may have the disease as well- so far we can’t tell. Growing up, I looked like any normal child but had to take special PE classes, couldn’t play sports, could really run around as so I would just love to be able to give children/teens the opportunity to try and live a normal life as possible.
Sara Retzlaff says
Ikea me! I would love to spend a year working in an orphanage.
Sherry says
IKEA ME!
I’d love to go on a mission to a third world country.
Jamie says
IKEA ME!!!
Start a non-profit to provide vision care and glasses for underserved kids.
Shanna says
IKEA ME! I would get involved with a foreign aid program like Doctors Without Borders or The Red Cross.
Shoshana says
IKEA me!
I would help a wonderful child literacy program called Reach Out and Read. The partner with medical providers to encourage childhood appreciation for books–a really commendable cause!
Chelsea says
Ikea me! I would move to Mexico and volunteer in an orphanage that i’ve lived at before.
Surani says
Ikea me please!
Cindee says
IKEA me!!!
I would spend my year helping young children.
Vanessa says
IKEA ME!
I would volunteer at “Arizona Helping Hands” (an organization that serves the needs of children and families).
Lani says
IKEA me!
I would spend my time visiting children’s hospitals and helping where ever needed.
monique says
Ikea me.
I would volunteer at a homeless shelter.
teresa says
i would be interested in working in an inner city environment and trying to inspire the youth to work hard in school and make positive life decisions !
IKEA ME!
Kristina says
Ikea me!
I would probably want to spend the year helping rescue animals by fostering abused animals who just need someone to work with them before they can go to their forever homes.
Katie says
IKEA ME!!
I think I would spent my time doing as much work with Big Brothers Big Sisters organization as possible.
Mallory says
IKEA ME!
I would spend the year assisting teens moms and their children. Children are a true passion of mine!
Stephanie A says
IKEA ME!!!!!!
If given the opportunity, I would likekto help at risk children. I see so many kids with potential at my daughter’s school, who don’t excel because their parents aren’t taking the time with them. And this is first grade. It’s so important to help them develop a fondness for school and learning through encouragement, it doesn’t take much, and I think it could make such a difference in these children’s lives!
Argelia says
IKEA ME!
I would start a library and art center in my community. Thanks!
Jessie Bea says
Ikea Me! I’d give free legal advice to the indigent for a year if I could.
jessica says
Ikea me!
Having a year long sabbatical would allow me to spend more time with the non-profits that I help; this would include unchaining forgotten dogs, spaying and neutering feral and stray cats, feeding hungry animals through the groups’ food bank, and educating the public.
Lauren E. says
Ikea Me! Wow! What a great giveaway. I would spend my year working at a no kill animal shelter or work with kids.
Sheryl says
IKEA me please!
I would spend a year taking science lessons to elementary schools who have had their programs cut.
Laura says
IKEA ME… I think I’d spend one year being an advocate for nursing mothers in the workplace. There is so much progress yet to be made!
Lynea says
IKEA Me! I don’t have a bed! just a mattress!
I would love to be able to help kids in middle school and highschool stay on track in a big city. I’d also like to do free family trees at assisted living facilities and nursing homes.