*** 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.
Danielle says
IKEA ME!
I would love to work with the local public schools, which are quite short on funds these days.
Suzanne Lafreniere says
IKEA me! :)
Erica says
IKEA ME!
Kali says
IKEA Me!
It’d be a toss up between helping children or helping animals! I’d adore either or better yet, both!
Michelle E says
IKEA ME, please!
I would spend a year providing quality training to foster parents.
brooke says
IKEA ME!!!
If I could, I’d love to help rescue animals.
Hollie says
IKEA ME!
I’d like to spend a year volunteering at a children’s hospital.
Dara says
IKEA Me!
If I could take off for a year and volunteer, I would work with children in underprivileged neighborhoods. After seeing the film Waiting for Superman, education and helping children has really been on my heart.
Barrie says
IKEA ME!!! please :)
I would spend a year working with the International Justice Mission fighting against slavery and sexual exploitation.
michele h says
IKEA ME!
I love to cook, so I’d find a way to help out making meals for those who need it.
Erica says
IKEA me! I think I already spend my years helping kids; I teach high school to kids that live in generational poverty in rural Wisconsin. I love my job, but I do spend an aweful lot of my own money helping my kids learn. I’d love to be able to do more.
Tami says
IKEA Me!
I would work to help the homeless. Since moving to Santa Monica, CA… the homeless issue has been in my face. I breaks my heart on a daily basis. So yes, that is what I would do with my year of helping others.
http://tami-licious-life.blogspot.com/
Kelsey says
IKEA ME!
I would volunteer my time helping college-bound students filling out financial aid applications. They are soooooo confusing, even for those who have experienced the process before, but can be the ticket to the future that every student dreams about. :)
Lindsey Pritchard says
IKEA Me!! If I could spend one year helping others….I would definitely work with children in my community! I was a teacher until we had our first child. I am currently working a part-time job {that I love} teaching at a local college in the education department. I have a passion for working with children…so, I would have to ponder more on what I would do exactly. But, my target would be to assist families in need to help promote all-around healthy citizens!
Heather Bigelow says
IKEA ME!!! :-)
Louise says
IKEA ME!
I’d volunteer at my local Cystic Fibrosis Foundation chapter.
J says
IKEA ME!
If I had a year, wow, I think I would work with couples dealing with infertility…using natural alternatives.
Mary says
IKEA ME!
Would love the opportunity to give up my full time domestic goddess job for volunteering for the American Red Cross or The American Cancer Society!
Emily T says
IKEA Me!
I would want to work with people in my area…LA and MS Gulf coast to continue restoration efforts post-Katrina.
PS – I am watching you on Nate right now!!!!!!
Andrea says
IKEA ME!
I think I would like to do something to make sure that all children have enough to eat. The thought of a child going to bed hungry breaks my heart.
OE says
Ikea Me!
Work with the kids in the city I live in on health, fitness and nutrition.
Courtney says
IKEA ME!
I would love to take a year off and volunteer with the military programs in the area. Support for our troops and their families is so important – I wish i had the time to do more with them!
megan says
IKEA ME!
I would love to do something for habitat for humanity or make a wish foundation.
wynnie says
IKEA ME!
I would spend a year being a foster parent.
Sabrina Stodgell says
IKEA ME!
I would love to spend a year volunteering and helping pediatric cancer families during treatment or helping EB families and kids.
Keri Brodwski says
IKEA ME!!!
Where to start? So many notable charities – maybe I would create my own:)
Sarah says
IKEA me!. I would help the mentally and physically challenged.
Megan Taylor says
IKEA ME!
I would love to start a nutrition program for elementary & middle school children (and their parents), teaching them the importance of eating fresh, whole foods and showing them the benefits of avoiding fast food & processed food. In a fun, upbeat & kid-friendly way of course :-)
joanna says
IKEA me!
I would spend the year volunteering for Habitat for Humanity and the ASPCA.
Karen says
IKEA ME!
I would share the wealth, helping both children and animals.
Anna says
IKEA ME! PLEASE! I would love to spend a year helping animals who have been abandoned due to all the foreclosures.
Leslie Ann says
IKEA ME!
I would participate in a Peace Corps program as a part of a Masters Degree.
Heather says
Ikea me!!! I would spend time working with foster children or the elderly!
Jessie says
Ikea me!!
I would spend my time educating parents and children about eating right and the importance of staying active. Maybe create a cookbook for mom’s on healthy foods for your kids, and donate the money to creating programs at schools to teach kids about being healthy.
Jason says
IKEA Me!
Sara @ It's Good to be Queen says
IKEA ME!
if i could spend one year helping others, i would go hold babies in orphanages. i would love to just hold them and show them the love and affection they are craving.
Abbie says
IKEA ME!
I would love to do something that involved either working with young children in need…or something with animals at a humane society. :)
Sam says
IKEA ME…I would offer my skills as a therapist to soldiers overseas fighting for our freedom
Kendra @ My Insanity says
IKEA ME!
Probably teach music to under-priveledged children, or children w/serious illnesses.
Lauren H. says
Ikea me!!!
If I could take a year off just to help others, I would like to volunteer time teaching others to plant community gardens. I think people should always have access to fresh, locally grown, organic food, and there are so many urban and suburban areas that could benefit from community gardens.
Emily says
IKEA ME!
I would spend a year volunteering with Adventures in Preservation, helping restore architecture as well as communities
http://www.adventuresinpreservation.org/
Rachael says
IKEA ME!
I would love to spend a year helping people in Haiti rebuild homes.
Jacks says
IKEA ME!!
My boyfriend and I would love to go overseas for a year to work at an orphanage in Kenya, they need teachers and new buildings.
Colleen says
IKEA ME!!!
I am a 4th year medical student headed into pediatrics. I have a special interest in child-abuse pediatrics (these are pediatricians who specialize in evaluating children who may have suffered non-accidental trauma, deciding whether mechanisms of injury are consistent with non-accidental trauma, testify in court based on medical findings to help prosecute abusers, etc). WIth a year sabatical, I would spend my time in research and advocacy in child abuse.
Leah says
IKEA ME!
If I had a year off to help others I would choose to work with either children or animals…I can’t resist either!
Yarnie says
IKEA ME!
Would love to spend a year desiging and implementing edible landscapes for inner city neighborhoods to reduce carbon footprint by eating local, to help those who can’t afford to buy fresh produce and to promote eating healthier.
Matt Peckham says
IKEA Me!!!!
Wow, if I had to volunteer for a year, I’d provide free rides to the underprivileged. I can’t imagine life without a vehicle.
Rachel W says
IKEA Me! … please :)
Elena says
IKEA ME!
I would love to spend a year helping the hungry… volunteering in soup kitchens, food banks, etc.
Stacey says
IKEA ME!!
Spend time helping to make local animal shelters “no kill” shelters.