*** 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.
Debbie says
Ikea me!
Eric says
Ikea Me!
lauren says
IKEA me!
i’d definitely spend that year fostering dogs.
margaret says
IKEA ME!
I would love to go to Africa and assist with the orphans there…so many little ones in need!
Elizabeth says
IKEA me! If I had the money I’d spend a year starting up a residential farm for people with emotional and mental difficulties. Clients would be able to work in the vegetable garden that would supply much of the food, do pottery and spin yarn, hike, rest and participate in individual and group therapy.
Tiffany Morrison says
IKEA me!
I would spend a year volunteering at my local food bank and ensuring that fmailies in need were receiving healthful food stuffs via building strong relationships between the food bank and the local growers in the area. Eat slow and local!
Nikki says
Ikea Me!
I would spend a year helping animals and working with the local animal shelter. I would love to try and place animals with loving homes!
Jennifer says
IKEA me! I would love to teach community gardening with surplus going to the local food bank.
Angel says
Ikea Me!
I’ve always wanted to “adopt” someone at a nursing home, playing checkers, singing, listening to stories and being someone an elderly person could rely on to be there, consistently. I feel bad that I’m not already doing this.
Abigail says
Ikea Me!
Carmen says
I need you to Ikea Me!!!
If I had one year to help anybody it would be with single moms. I grew up in a stable family and it breaks my heart to see young moms struggling. Babies are my passion!!
Thanks for the excellent give away–I love your site!
xoxo
Mara says
Ikea Me!
I would spend the money to find a cure for Lupus.
Katie says
Ikea Me!
I would spend a year working to increase the healthy food options in low-income inner city areas.
Kristen F says
Ikea me please!
Sara says
Ikea me!
I would spend a year helping my community and individuals who need help with everyday things like food or diapers, such as the GoodWill or The Food Pantry.
Maura B says
IKEA ME!
I would either work with Elementary school aged kids in underprivileged schools, or with expectant mothers in need. I like the idea of helping kids get off to the right start. Everyone deserves a chance to start on the right foot!
Britta says
IKEA Me!!!
What would I do for a year? Probably go back to volunteering with YWAM (www.ywam.org) and praying about where the most help was needed – new clean water systems for the villages in Kosovo, working with the relief in Haiti, helping equip others who DO volunteer full time to have a solid financial support system to continue doing what they are doing. So many options!!!
Emily says
Ikea Me!
If I had a year to donate to others I’d like to spend it helping the elderly. I’d love to cook + deliver homemade meals they cannot prepare and keep them company. After all, aren’t they the ones with all the wisdom?
MARIE HALL says
Ikea me!
I would start my own charity.
Tricia says
IKEA Me!!!!
If I could, I would spend my time helping underprivileged children.
Elizabeth says
IKEA me!!! :)
Jen says
Ikea me!
I would help out at our local women’s shelter and the children that live there.
nancy says
ikea me! I was actually just thinking the other day how if I won the lottery, I would quit my job and spend my days doing volunteer work. Just doing something enjoyable BECAUSE. Hard to say what I would do for sure…my Nana just entered a nursing home, and being that I work with older patients at my clinic, I think I’d love to do some work there. I’m also a “BIG” with my husband, and we have a “little brother” that we’d love to spend more time with.
Shannon says
Ikea Me!!!
After just loosing my father to heart disease two weeks ago, I would love to have the opportunity to spend a year teaching children the importance of eating healthy and excercising to combat heart disease.
Morgan says
Ikea Me!
I’d spend the year working with children in orphanages.
erica says
Ikea me!
I would volunteer in our schools!
AbbeyT says
IKEA Me!
I would spend the year helping a non-profit for local artists build their gallery and execute a PR strategy to attract attention to the artists’ work.
Jamie says
Ikea Me!
I would probably help out Habitat for humanity
Laura says
Ikea me please
Rachel says
Ikea Me!
I would just love to help out people I know or even don’t know, with small or big projects to help them out in life. To be able to help people help themselves, would be great.
Abby says
Ikea me!!
I’d spend a year collecting books to donate to struggling schools and libraries.
elizabeth says
“IKEA Me!”
I would spend a year working in the health profession, helping underserved communities and countries with need.
flyingbird says
IKEA Me!
I would spend the year working with groups that help provide clean drinking water around the world.
Annie says
IKEA me!!
I would like to spend a year helping to keep music (and other arts) in the public schools.
Fran says
IKEA ME! My children and I would go build schools in a less-fortunate country.
Anna says
Ikea Me!
I would work with kids- not sure in what facet. But I know with my two young kids that there is nothing better than seeing the wonder and awe in their eyes. I think there are a lot of kids missing those moments.
Jessica says
IKEA me! I would love to help with children’s literacy programs around the states
Jennifer says
IKEA Me! My first instinct is to say I’d return to the orphanage I visited in Russia, but then again, there are so many needs just minutes from our home in Fort Worth! Maybe I would volunteer with Beautiful Feet, a ministry that seeks to meet the physical and spiritual needs of the city’s homeless.
jess crosby says
ikea me!
i would love to travel to 3rd world countries to help make a difference there.
Erin says
Ikea Me!
I would love to be able to spend a year (or more!) working with underpriviliged children. Maybe going to work in an orphanage, like the City of Children in Mexico.
EssEmmBee says
IKEA ME… please!
Elizabeth says
“IKEA Me!”
BONUS QUESTION: … tell us what you’d do if you could spend one year helping others.
If I could spend one year helping others I would move into a community that needs help and try to create a coalition of young people with families to make changes. Like Compton, or Hawthorne… or Inner city NY or DC. People make changes when they are committed to the future of a place, so I would help move people into a place that needs to change.
Missy says
IKEA me, baby!!!!
Bonus answer: I would spend the year working for the Crisis Pregnancy Center (or somewhere similar) helping single moms learn computer skills to be able to secure a clerical job (or something similar).
Jennifer says
IKEA Me! I would volunteer with Gladney, our local adoption agency!
adam clark says
ikea me
i would do some microfinancing
Candy Baracat-Donovan says
IKEA ME! I would spend a year pairing service animals who need training with prisoners – those programs teach the inmates work skills, produce well trained service animals, and teach all involved the value of unconditional love and acceptance.
Anna says
IKEA Me!
I would spend a year volunteering at a local womens shelter helping low-income single moms plan for their future.
Maryna says
IKEA Me!
I would help to promote how you can eat smart and healthy and still lose weight
Jaime says
IKEA ME!! :)
Jen says
LOVE LOVE LOVE Ikea! Would LOVE for you to IKEA ME!!
I would help at our local crisis pregnancy center, directing those sweet and confused moms to consider adoption and loving families for their surprise babies!