*** 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.
nicole says
IKEA ME!!!
Brooke says
IKEA ME! I would love to help orphans in underprivileged countries.
Joanne says
IKEA Me
Continue animal rescue. Part time is just as valuable as full time. Give what you’ve got!
Quito says
IKEA ME!
I would help with local animal shelters.
Cory says
IKEA ME!
I would spend a year volunteering with the Junior League.
Jay says
IKEA ME! As a public librarian, I would obviously go for literacy education, and more books and technology in public libraries!
Regan says
IKEA Me!
I would love to start a community garden and, in conjuction with that, a cooking course for kids and adults to learn how to cook yummy, nutritious food.
Thanks for the chance to win! :)
Breanna says
IKEA ME!!!
I think I would try to educate people on how to live and eat better (I’m a vegetarian). America is getting kinda chubby :)
Alice says
IKEA me!
I’d like to spend a year teaching high-schoolers to bake and cook. It would be so neat to run a bakery that sold their goodies and also be able to teach them business skills at the same time.
Tom says
IKEA ME!
Chandeen says
IKEA ME!!!!
If i had a year off to help others I would start an after school program for teenagers in my town. We have a a lot of drug problems and roaming teens with nothing to do, I would love to give them some direction and guidance.
Kenny says
IKEA me!
Erinn says
IKEA ME! This gift card would be so awesome…just enough for a new crib and some kid toys! Love me some Ikea.
If I had the time and the money I would set up an after school program to bring art and music classes to underprivileged kids. So many schools are having to cut these programs.
Winnie M says
IKEA ME!
I would spend a year working with immigrant children and youth from urban, low-income background and create programs that will benefit their psychological well-being.
Lizz says
IKEA me!
I’d take inner-city kids living in poverty to the woods and teach them about nature.
Kristin says
IKEA Me!!!! (Pretty please!)
Michael says
Ikea me!
Kris says
IKEA ME!
Kristi says
IKEA ME!
If I had a year to help others I would take in a handful of foster children. So many are in bad homes right now and I’d absolutely love to help more than one at a time.
Diana says
IKEA Me!
Clare says
IKEA me!
Suzy says
IKEA Me!
If I had one year, I would work at an animal rescue shelter and plan adoption drives. All while getting to play with kitties and puppies (you need perks right…).
Taysha Riggs says
IKEA ME!
If I could take a year off to volunteer it would definitely be to aid the underprivileged urban school systems. Waiting For Superman really hit home!
ally says
IKEA me!
If I could spend a year helping others…I would love to spend it working on projects with habitat for humanity in the US and abroad.
Jessa says
IKEA Me!
Wow, if I were to take a year to help others there are many things I’d love to do! Probably either work with girls and women with self-destructive lifestyles and help in their recovery, or with the projects currently going on in Quito, Ecuador via Extreme Response (extremeresponse.org) which my hubby and I visit each Christmas to volunteer in their Christmas Party efforts.
Mike says
Ikea me!!
Kendra says
IKEA ME! I would spend the year working at animal shelters to educate people on the importance of apaying and neutering and adopting animals.
Rosemary M. says
IKEA ME!
I would help the elderly that have no one to help them run errands or get them to the doctors. I would also set up activities to keep them entertained and help them make new friends!!
Jenny says
IKEA me!!
Gloria says
IKEA ME!
With a year off, I’d work for/with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to raise money to help find a cure. What an amazing opportunity that would be!
Mary says
“IKEA Me!
Becca says
Ikea me!
Jenn says
IKEA ME!
I would use the money to help start a co-op’s across the world, where new moms and dads can come and educate themselves on family needs. And where children could come, and make friends in a safe and inviting environment.
Kristin Hinrichs says
IKEA ME!
I would definately take a year to help animals. Especially to donate my time to the shelters helping walk, play with, and care for the animals. I would love love love to open my own rescue/shelter, but that’s just in my dreams. :)
Julia Healey says
IKEA me!
I would start a program connecting the single seniors with the families with young kids and no grandparents/relatives in the area. I think both the elderly and the kids would benefit.
Alyssa says
IKEA Me (Oh please please please!)
With a year and a schload of money-I would go to Africa and work on revitalizing orphanages and schools and providing education for children.
Eileen says
IKEA ME!
Love reading the great ideas here. I would spend the sabbatical volunteering with schools to teach kids about engineering/math/computers/science ~ we need to get more kids interested in these things so that they develop the skills needed to be crafty DIY’ers! :)
Ellyn Toneys says
IKEA Me!
I’d travel to another country and volunteer at an orphange and somehow do something to improve the conditions for children waiting to be placed in adoption.
amanda fauller says
Ikea- Me
If I had the money I would start an after school program for children of school age so that they could have somewhere to go and do instead of possibly getting into trouble.
Jodi says
“IKEA ME”
Maureen Linke says
IKEA ME!!
I would like to start a group or foundation that travels to inner city school neighborhoods and teaches kids how to grow and prepare their own food with real hands on experience. Food deserts are rampant in urban areas and unfortunately children aren’t readily exposed to nutritious foods or a healthy lifestyle. Good food makes you feel good.
Aaron Toneys says
IKEA Me!
Nicole says
Ikea Me!
I would work with the homeless, especially those who have mental illness and/or addiction and no access to decent health care.
corinne purnell says
IKEA ME!!! I would try and start a youth wellness program that involved the kids riding, and taking care of hoses.
Rachel says
IKEA ME, please!
I’d really love to spend a year helping Habitat for Humanity around the country.
LaurenS says
IKEA ME PLEEEEZ!!!!!!!!!
I would do what I do now. I work at my church in the missions department and I help organize all the mission trips our church takes, which is around 20 or so a year. I love my job and I get to help people spread God’s word in various countries across the world!
Erin says
Ikea me!
I would start a program for single moms.
Laura says
IKEA Me!
If I had a year I would love to go volunteer in Latin America.
Janet says
IKEA Me!
I live in Philly, which is by far the least healthy city I’ve ever lived in. With that money, I would open a healthy food cart and charge only $1 for every item, plus possible donations to keep us going!
susan says
IKEA ME
We have SO much Ikea in our house. That place is GREAT!