*** 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.
jonalynn @ turn up the rad says
IKEA Me!!!
I would spend a year helping rescue animals.
Shelly says
IKEA ME!
Would open an orphanage, it’s always been a dream!
kristin says
IKEA ME. I would love to spend a year building a school in a remote part of Africa.
Michelle @ Ten June says
IKEA ME! I would love to help underprivileged youth.
Carly says
IKEA ME!
I would spend a year working at a school for girls in a third world country :)
Sara Gillis says
IKEA ME! :)
If given a year, I’d love to teach children…anything, anywhere.
katie kindness says
“IKEA Me!”
Foster care. I have a client who needed a place for her nieces for a year while they sorted through some legal issues,I sincerely wished i had already been approved as a “Foster mom” to help her out.
amanda says
Ikea me! I would love to work full time as a therapist/counselor, rather than making it my on-the-side-because-I-need-something-that-can-actually-pay-the-bills job.
ashlie says
IKEA ME PLEASE :) If I could take a year off I would do volunteer work on constructing new schools/homes/what-have-you in less fortunate countries.
Sam K says
IKEA ME! My dream would be to go to a country with poor medical care and spend a year helping with basic medical services and education.
Bekah says
IKEA ME!! I think if I had just one year, I would volunteer to help re-build post-Katrina New Orleans, or I would work to support our local homeless population/women’s and children’s shelters.
Emily U says
IKEA ME!
I might spend the year tutoring or teaching english as a second language.
liz says
IKEA ME!
I would love to spend a year working on literacy issues or childhood obesity issues…what an amazing opportunity that will be for the lucky winner!
Nakul says
IKEA ME!
I would spend a year teaching mathematics to at-risk youth.
Haley says
IKEA Me! I just signed up to deliver food to families and housebound seniors on Christmas morning. The kids are going to help and hopefully spread some cheer to those in need. I’d spend the year helping the very young and very old.
Jessica says
IKEA ME!!
I would love to take a year off and offer free childcare to single mothers!
Meredith says
IKEA ME!
I would love to spend a year working on creating an “inclusive” pre-school where children with our without disabilities participate. To create understanding and acceptance that shapes the way the children see the world and each other.
Catherine says
IKEA Me!!
I would love to work with at-risk kids!
Matthew says
IKEA me!
I would volunteer at a homeless shelter.
Megan says
IKEA ME!
I would probably spend a year working for a mission organization that is partnered with my church. I would really be interested in KIVA which is an organization that lends microloans to businesses in third world countries. I have a degree in accounting and half way through my CPA testing, so I think my knowledge could be of some use there!
Dorothy says
Ikea Me!
This past year I was an AmeriCorps member helping immigrants go through the citizenship process. I would love to spend another year teaching ESL or citizenship prep to help people get ready to apply for citizenship.
Alyssa says
IKEA Me!!!…
I would love to take a year off to work with an animal rescue shelter.
Meghan W. says
IKEA ME!!!!
This would be all to perfect. I just recently moved into my new apartment, and am collecting all my piggy banks to make all my design dreams happen.
If I was to win the sabbatical I would open up a non profit medical spa, whos main focus was working with cancer patients in their family.
Megan says
IKEA ME!!! Please!!
I would absolutely love to spend a year in an orphanage overseas-rocking babies and reading stories to them.
Kristen says
“IKEA Me!”
I would volunteer at Paws Chicago and foster animals or anything else they need. Its really a great place!
Kinga says
IKEA Me!
lindsey says
IKEA ME!!
Michelle says
IKEA Me
Lola says
IKEA ME!
I would definitely go someplace south of the border and help those less fortunate…
Rachel Austin says
Ikea ME! I want to spend a year volunteering at a variety of Children’s Hospitals!!
Luis says
IKEA Me!
Amanda says
IKEA me! :)
Angela says
If I was able to do philanthropic work for a year I would want to look into volunteering/working at a therapeutic riding center for disabled adults and children instructing students :)
Jovanna R says
Ikea Me!!
I would start a support group for working parents where we would all come together and help each other out from play dates to date nights.
Caitlin says
IKEA ME!
I’d love to help out at an animal shelter :)
Ariane says
IKEA ME!
I would want to work with a farm sanctuary!
Gina says
Ikea Me. I would spend a year doing voluntourism. I’d take my children with me to developing countries and see what we can offer and also what we can learn from others.
Melissa says
IKEA ME!!!
Emily S. says
IKEA ME! I would help my dear friends who are headed to Uganda, Africa very soon to help and teach the impoverished people there. And if I won the IKEA gift card, I would get a new dresser so all our clothes aren’t spread out throughout closets in the house!
Kelly McDonnell says
IKEA ME!!!
I don’t know if I need 100,000 to start my charity. It sure would be nice, though.
I would like to match families to low-income families and pass on the kid gear. I have a 7 and a 3 year-olds, we would be matched with a family with a 6 and 2-year-old
Entire wardrobes, winter gear, holiday outfits, shoes, age appropriate toys, etc. would be passed on. It’s something I’ve been knocking around in my head. I have so many gently used items I would love to pass-on. Yeah, there is Goodwill and Salvation Army but this is more personal for both the giver and the receiver.
Anne O'Keefe says
IKEA ME!
Sarah says
Ikea me! I’d open a writing workshop for kids.
samantha says
ikea me! i have always wanted to take a year off to help orphans in Africa!
Rachel says
IKEA ME!!!
Kimberly M. says
IKEA Me!
If I could take a year off to help others, I’d volunteer to do one-on-one tutoring at a local school.
Heather says
IKEA ME!!!
WOW,there are so many projects that I would love to take a year off to get involved with. I work for a non-profit that helps individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their families, so I might would like to do something to further help those families. However, I would also like to do something completely different and work with Habitat for Humanity or do something with the elderly.
Kressley says
IKEA Me!
I would volunteer at a no-kill animal shelter.
Ashley says
I would love to be able to rescue and find good homes for neglected horses.
Sara says
Ikea me! Volunteering at my daughter’s school would be great!
Shannon P says
IKEA ME!
I’d spend the year working to help kids not go hungry.