*** 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.
Thelma musser says
IKEA ME! I would go to Africa or Haiti.
Erin says
IKEA me!! I’d love to finish the baby nursery with some stuff from that fab store!
Sarah G says
IKEA ME! After working for a year as a school nurse for an urban school district-I would take a year to try to improve the healthcare knowledge of the nation’s poorest kids/parents. There are tons of resources out there, but many families don’t know what’s available.
Sarah says
IKEA ME!
Hmm…..That’s a hard one. I actually love the after school program idea – for low income students so they can have a nice safe place to go get their homework done when their parents are working or if they don’t have a safe environment at home to do homework.
Alissa says
IKEA ME!!! Me… Me… Meeeeee… (SOrry about the echo… Really excited!)
I would spend the year working to help improve the enrichment programs at the local public schools… One of our local elementary schools burned down this past summer and they are having to wait years to re-build…
Sarah says
IKEA me!
I would spend a year helping my mother at food bank she started for children in rural Georgia.
Sandra Blackburn says
IKEA ME!
I promise not to spend it all on Swedish Meat balls and lingon berry jam! I’d spend a year working with spinal/ back injury patients at the Shepard Center with their Scuba program.
Vanessa L says
IKEA ME!
I would love to spend a year with Habitat for Humanity. Not only do I love building, but it would be amazing to help families have a home!
Zac says
IKEA ME!!
I would spend a year fostering rescue dogs!
Jill King says
“IKEA ME”
I would love to help make our animal shelter a no kill shelter.
Jennifer Adams says
IKEA ME! I would open an after school program and teach photography :)
Erika says
“IKEA Me!” I would love to start a pug rescue! Really any animal rescue at all, but pugs in particular hold a special place!
Christina says
IKEA ME!! I’d spend a year working with our local hospital guild and Habitat for Humanity.
Ashley T says
IKEA ME! So I can finish decorating our bedroom with fabulous finds! :)
Caroline H says
IKEA Me!
JD says
IKEA ME! Oh I love IKEA!
I’ve made a career of helping others- I work for a non-profit for kids with disabilities! But if I could I would add 100 more rescue dogs to our little family :)
Jill Young says
Ikea Me! I have always worked for non-profits and I have had this idea in the back of my mind of buying a farm and using it for schools and groups to come learn about farming and sustainable practices, like how to conserve water and energy, plus how food gets from the very start of the food chain to your table. In my mind, I live and run the farm and we do day trips during the school year and camps during the summer.
JMB says
IKEA Me!!!! I would create, staff and fund more no-kill animal shelters AND more programs to assist the development of positive self-esteem and life skills for young girls, tweens, and teens.
Jackie says
IKEA ME!
I would love to spend a year with a Book/Literacy Charity. First Book is a great one!
Katie Himiob says
IKEA ME!
I would love to spend a year volunteering with ASPCA to get more cats and dogs spayed and neutered!
Christina says
IKEA me!
If I were to win- I’d love to spend a year teaching art or photography for free in school(s) that could no longer afford arts programs.
Jamie Lewis says
IKEA ME! I would either start a local organization to bring trained dogs into nursing homes and/or hospitals to lift the spirits of residents and patients or I would work on projects in developing nations to bring safe drinking water to communities.
Rebecca says
IKEA ME!
I would spend a year doing retreats and trainings for current non-profit staff. NP folks work hard for little money and with no resources. Giving skills to folks who already have the drive would be an awesome way to impact lots of great causes all at once.
amanda says
IKEA ME!
I am very lucky to work fulltime for an amazing foundation that helps provide health care for the uninsured. The only down side of this work is that I see and hear about SOOO many unmet needs. I think if I could dedicate a year to another cause it would be supporting foster teens transitioning out of care. Mentorships and funding to help pay for housing and college or vocational training could go along way to help over come some of the heart breaking statistics related to these kids.
Sarah R says
IKEA Me!!!
I would definitely stay local – I think local needs are often overlooked for the more “romantic” opportunities to volunteer. I would focus on the “teach to fish vs. give a fish” method for improving lives of low income and at-risk individuals and families.
Natalie says
IKEA ME!!! Since I have a degree in education, I would love to work with the school systems in some way.
Ann says
IKEA ME!
Would love to volunteer at high schools and teach them about how to handle their money. We never got taught how to handle our own money!!
Katy says
IKEA ME!
emma says
IKEA ME!!
Darchelle Webster says
IKEA ME!
I’d start an afterschool program for teens.
Shannon says
IKEA ME!!
I’d like to do something along the lines of making and delivering meals to the elderly or young moms or to help with book drives. . . something I could do from home since stay at home mothers of three don’t really get sabbaticals! :)
Lindsay says
IKEA ME!!!!!
I would help out with an afterschool program
Cori says
Ikea Me!!!!
C. Michele says
IKEA Me!
cecily says
IKEA ME!
Either teaching art or working with habitat for humanity would be a great way to spend a year helping others
Melinda says
IKEA ME!!! I would spend a year volunteering for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
Laura says
IKEA ME!
I would definitely do something related to education–maybe volunteering in an urban school district.
Monica says
Ikea Me!
I would spend a year volunteering at our local Lab Rescue group. We adopted our puppy a year ago from the organization and support their work so much!
csilla says
IKEA ME!
I’d spend a year doing everything I can to make sick children smile!
Jessica ML says
IKEA ME!
I would have a blast spending a year working with Habitat for Humanity building houses!
Morgan says
IKEA ME!
I would love to spend a year improving the lives of people with disabilities.
Erin says
IKEA ME!!!!!
Jenn Davis says
IKEA Me! I think I would do a little bit of everything… I’d love to work with habitat for humanity…or teaching children…oh the possibilities are endless!
Rachel H says
IKEA Me! Please :) I would work with animal rescue.
Michele says
IKEA me!
I would spend a year working at the children’s hospital
Nicole says
IKEA ME!
I was just there this weekend!
Jen says
IKEA Me, PLEASE!!! (Decided that fourth exclamation point was a little over the top.)
I would love to partner with Dove’s beauty campaign to work with pre-teen and teenaged girls and build self-confidence and esteem.
Trevor says
IKEA Me! (please)
Veronica says
IKEA ME! I would love to spend a year helping others but would have to mix it up..maybe something with rescuing/fostering dog, mentoring inner city kids, and helping adults learn how to read. I like to volunteer and would go where I’m most needed!
brandi says
IKEA ME!
I would learn all about nearby parks and give free tours to interested folks!