*** 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.
Terra says
ikea me!!!
Charlotte says
IKEA me! If i could spend a year helping others I would build for Habitat for Humanity all year long!
Crystal says
IKEA ME!!! I would love to volunteer time helping young girls with their self image!!
Amanda says
IKEA me!
I would work with local literacy programs.
Kelly says
IKEA me! I would start a non-profit that provides warm coats for cold people in third-world countries.
Kelly says
Ikea Me!
I would do something with teenage boys-not sure what~
MArta says
Ikea me
I would take care of children, small, big any love them all :D
Briana Marie says
IKEA ME!
with 100k I’d set up a school in Africa!
Kristi Francisco says
IKEA ME!!!!!
I’d love to partner up with LiveStrong, Komen for the Cure, or other cancer charities and create something for younger children of cancer patients. I personally saw my own mother battle cancer for 1 1/2 years, eventually succumbing to it when I was 18. I think there needs to be more help for children as they try to process what is physically going on with their parent as well as emotionally what they AND their parent is going through. As a mother now, I an only imagine all the things going on in my mom’s head – trying to get better but trying to remain strong for us. Anyway, that’s what I would do!
sara rogers says
Ikea me!
I would spend a year helping children/youth that have had their lives altered by a relationship with an addict/alcoholic.
AshleyB says
Ikea me!!
I have always wanted to help our homeless vets – veterans make up a disproportionate number of those who are homeless, and I really believe we should do more to help out.
Kristin says
IKEA me!!!!
I would love to help with small children in some way. maybe be a volunteer at a children’s hospital and try to bring a little more joy and happiness into their lives.
Corinna says
IKEA ME! I would try to do something to help clothe needy children at my daughter’s elementary school. There is a Santas Anonymous kind of charity that provides gifts at Christmas, but I recently learned that they also accept clothes because lots of children go through our Illinois winter wearing the same sweater or long-sleeved shirt every day. It’s really bothersome to me that this is happening!
Emily says
Ikea Me! I would open an orphanage in Mexico.
Celina Blandford says
IKEA Me!
Anne says
IKEA ME! I would establish an after school reading program for urban students and be “reader in chief.”
Priya says
Ikea Me!
I would spend the year volunteering and donating food to soup kitchens, shelters and to the “tent cities”. There is an epidemic in our country – millions are going without food and are suffering. Its ashame and who knows when things will change. Until then, I want to do as much as can to help out. I would also help homeless animals find home and donate time and money to the animal shelters that are in need.
Selma says
IKEA Me!
I would help children with learning disabilities. I’d love to teach them to accept their disabilities as part of who they are but not to concentrate too much on that as a missing trait, as something makes them unique, teach different ways to learn, and focus on strengthening their resilience and working hard to overcome the difficulties.
Dana Summers says
“IKEA Me!”
I would love to spend a year serving in Haiti.
Elisia says
IKEA me!
LOVE your website, by the way!
This past year I helped start a satellite of Kids Against Hunger in Lakeville, MN. It’s a nonprofit organization that assembles and ships meals for less than $.23 per meal to those who are facing starvation and malnutrition both in America and around the world. Each meal is made up of soy protein, vegetarian chicken powder, dehydrated vegetables and rice and keeps for 3 years from the packing date. Just 1 meal provides a person with enough nutrition for an entire day.
I work full-time and have often thought how wonderful it would be if I could take time off and devote all of my time to ensuring that Kids Against Hunger-Lakeville is making as much of an impact as possible- both in our community and in our world.
-Elisia
karlee says
IKEA ME!
I would (in a heartbeat) spend a year working in orphanages all around the world. I could easily spend my time taking care and loving on all those babies without homes:(
Diane B. says
Ikea Me!!
Kelly says
IKEA Me!
I would spend the year volunteering and spreading the love of Jesus.
Sarah says
Ikea Me!
I would spend a year teaching English in a foreign country.
Katie says
IKEA ME! As a Memphis resident, I would like to spend my time at St. Jude, volunteering with the sick children.
Callie R. says
IKEA ME!!! I would spend the year working towards cleaning up our oceans. They are in such bad shape. Many sea creatures, important to the natural circle of life, are in danger of becoming extinct. Also, rivers that flow into the ocean are emitting horrible toxins. Our oceans contain massive floating islands of trash, all at the fault of human carelessness. We need to take care of our Earth, our home, and its’ waters. Afterall, we only have the one.
Wendy says
Ikea ME!
I would spend time helping under privileged kids.
Julie says
IKEA ME! I would spend the year in South Africa fixing up a “special school” for kids with disabilities.
Bree Hawkins says
Ikea Me!!
I would use it as a scholarship for students that have overcome extreme circumstances and want to attend college.
Anna says
IKEA me!
I read about their life improvement project this morning, how cool. I would love to take my family on a farm hopping trip for a year throughWWOOF. We see new places, we work on organic farms and learn more about sustainability, and everyone wins!
emily says
Ikea Me!
I would spend a year traveling the US helping the youth with self esteem issues
Jon F. says
IKEA Me!
I would love to volunteer for a year!
Emily H says
IKEA me! If I could spend a year giving back, I’d work with immigrants and refugees who need assistance finding jobs, learning English, or adjusting to our culture.
Beth says
IKEA me!
I would spend a year volunteering with foster children and using the money to help with recruiting foster parents and providing support to the children and prospective parents. It’s such an important system, but horribly underfunded, and both foster parents and kids need and deserve a lot of support and love.
Sarah says
IKEA ME!
I think teaching kids in a third world country would be cool for sure!
Shannon W. says
IKEA ME!
I would love to serve underprivileged kids beat the educational gap and overcome multi-generational poverty.
Rachel says
IKEA Me, please! Thanks! :)
Megan says
IKEA Me !! !!
Katie says
I would spend a year trying to help clean up the education system in America. It is sad to see how much help it really needs.
Amber says
Ikea Me!
I would spend a year working at a local animal rescue assisting in their efforts to mitigate cat overpoulation.
Emily says
IKEA ME!
I think I would like to get involved in some kind of literacy or other tutoring program – perhaps after school, perhaps in a special kind of school for high-needs learners.
Cy says
Ikea Me.
Would share my knowledge with others on the how to’s on car maintenance (change oil, spark plugs, etc). There are many people out there who gets overcharged for car maintenance, when they could practically do it themselves!
Summer says
IKEA Me!
If I had one year, I would travel internationally with an established volunteer organization in hopes of fostering a world where people value cultures different from their own.
Emily Anderson says
IKEA ME!
I would help immigrants learn English. I think it’s a common misconception in parts of this country that immigrants do not want to learn the language, but that’s simply not true! They need help – and good language classes can be expensive.
Meg J says
I would serve at an animal rescue clinic and foster the animals too!
Erica says
Ikea Me!!!
My family and I would spend a year working in an orphanage in Rowanda.
Kasey says
IKEA ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kristen K. says
please please PLEASE ikea ME!!! :)
i would also open a no-kill animal rescue center. (i know it’s not very original on this board, but i’ve wanted to do it for sooo long!) my husband and i would love the opportunity to finally do what we love. wtg ikea for sponsoring such a phenomenal idea!!! :)
Hailey Potter says
IKEA ME! PLEASE!
We are in desperate need of a homeless shelter here in Brownwood, TX. This has been a need for a long time, and a friend of mine is getting to be a part of finally convincing the city that, yes, we do in fact have people living on the streets in need of shelter. I would jump in with Amber and invest in a much-overdue homeless shelter for our community.
In fact, I may just do that anyway… :)
Dilvia Teixeira says
IKEA ME! I would help orphans in underprivileged countries and open a counseling center.