*** 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.
Aimee says
Ikea me!!!! I’d probably spend a year at an after school project that helped children learn how to read. That would be the most fun ever.
Alisha Landreth says
IKEA ME!!!
We are adopting and I would love to start a safe home and spread the word to all states for all the children in the system that don’t even have a foster home to go to.
Callie says
Ikea Me!
I’d spend my year advocating for health care services for underserved families.
jennifer decker says
ikea me!!!!
if i could do one thing, As a nurse I would work with the poor and give care to those who have no health insurance.
Candice L. says
IKEA ME!
There are so many opportunities to serve out there, it might be fun/interesting to do something different every month! A similar idea is to do the World Race, a missionary program where you spend each month in a year in a different location around the world serving communities in different ways.
Lisa says
IKEA ME!
I would spend the year working with the Make A Wish Foundation.
MCH says
IKEA Me!
Unicef
Katie says
IKEA Me!
If I had a year off I would love to help out with many orginzations. Peace Corp, Big Brother Big Sister, ARF, just to name a few!
Dianna says
IKEA ME!
chris says
IKEA ME!
Rebecca W. says
IKEA me! I would love to be able to spend a whole year pitching in full time at the nonprofit that my sister started. It connects regular people with local farmers to help promote a local economy and general sustainability. They’ve started a food pick up (like a farmers market you can preorder from) and host dinners made entirely of local fare to fund raise and bring attention to specific local issues.
Brandy A says
IKEA ME!
There’s a non-profit daycare in our small town that is always on the brink of closure. They have great employees, just no money. I think I’d keep my job and give the money all to them.
Christina says
IKEA me!
If I could take a year off to spend my time helping others, I would invest my time and money into expanding the youth leadership and diversity program I volunteer with (www.generationofpromise.org)… I have seen the program have such a profound and lasting impact on the students involves (not to mention, I have learned a TON from those kids), and I would love to find a way to help the program reach as many kids as possible.
Jen says
IKEA ME!
I would work with refugees entering the US. I’d love to help with resettlement- help them find their way around in every way.
Ashley says
IKEA ME!
I would spend the year working in high school ministry–specifically with teenage girls.
Meghan says
Ikea me! Please! we have so many projects and enhancements I would LOVE to make around the house but many have been put on hold since getting ready for baby number 2 has brought many new expenses! We are overjoyed though and winning this giftcard would be an extra treat- i would love to have at some of the curtains, organizational tools or even some basement work/craft room sprucing would be awesome.
JAmie says
IKEA ME!!!
I’d volunteer at nonprofits that aren’t able to afford to hire additional or paid staff.
RuthAnne says
Ikea Me!
I would love to spend a year helping the House of Hope. It is a treatment facility for women addicted to meth. At the house of hope they are reunited with their children as they coninue in the treatment process.
Aleece says
IKEA ME!
Playing w puppies!
Katie B. says
IKEA Me! I’d spend a year getting food and medicine to children who need it most.
Bethany says
IKEA Me! I would spend a year helping animals in some way.
Erin says
IKEA Me!!!
Shana says
IKEA ME!
Without a doubt I’d be rescuing animals
Kami says
IKEA Me! Make a wish, or something to do with helping little kids! THANKS!!!
Heather says
IKEA Me!
I would make a comprehensive national sexual education program :)
Emily says
IKEA ME!!!
I would spend a year serving meals at Glide Church in San Francisco. I spent a month doing that and it changed my life. I would love to have the opportunity to do that for a whole year!!!
danielle says
IKEA ME!!
I would love to spend a year helping families dealing with cancer.
Cynthia says
IKEA Me! I would love to spend a year volunteering with F.A.B. = Friends and Buddies! Mentoring Children in Foster Care.
Anna F says
IKEA ME! ME! ME! Please:)
I would love to spend time working with homeless teens. There is a woman here in San Diego who does really interesting reach-out workshops where homeless teens engage in art projects. I would love to start something like that!
Stefanie says
IKEA ME!
I would love to start working for legal aid and make a difference in my local community.
Jaime Brown says
IKEA ME!
Since I stay at home with the chicklins’ a cool $100,000 would allow my husband and I some time to do some volunteering together! What a year that would be…we both are first time college graduates so I would love to work with underprivileged kids to teach them that they can really do anything if they set their mind to it!
Marissa says
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Barbara D. says
IKEA ME!!!
I would teach FREE yoga classes for a year! I believe so much in yoga and try to teach as many free classes as I can and offer $5 yoga. But, it would be nice to have that money to invest in props, training, etc to make my free and $5 classes the absolute best.
Karla Warner says
IKEA ME!
I am an animal nut. I currently volunteer with a Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. I would LOVE a year to volunteer with an animal non profit.
Angela N says
IKEA me!!
I would really like to help out with unwanted animals or maybe an animal rehab type project. Hmmm. Lots to think about on that one.
Amanda says
IKEA ME!!!! Ooo, I love Ikea! I would love to spend the year helping underprivileged children in any way possible. Every child deserves to feel loved.
Kate says
IKEA ME! I would spend the year helping at a local after school homework club.
allison says
IKEA ME!
Habitat for Humanity for sure! I cant believe people are STILL living the way they are in New Orleans, lets re-build! :)
feep says
IKEA Me!
I’d probably do something with a focus on education and a multi-ethnic outreach of some form.
Kristy C. says
IKEA ME!!
i would spend the year working in local high schools with students who don’t think they can go to college. i would love to help them make plans, apply, and find grants to help them out.
Laura says
IKEA ME! I would work with abused children.
shasha says
IKEA Me!
Maybe the Make a Wish Foundation.
Kimberly says
IKEA ME!
I’d work with libraries and their programming staff, or perhaps Habitat for Humanity, building homes.
Becky says
Ikea me…. working with autism speaks
Rachel W says
IKEA ME!
I would spend a year volunteering with Habitat for Humanity
Andrea says
IKEA ME, DAH-LINGS. Mama needs a new kitchen!
Holly says
IKEA ME!!!!
I would LOVE to win this gift card. My best friend just bought a house and I told him I’d decorate for him. IKEA could definitely help me out with that!
Brittany W says
IKEA Me! I would love to take my students (I teach geography) abroad to participate in service learning.
Jackie says
IKEA me!
Leyre says
IKEA ME!! I would spend the year working with a local parenting organization that does work with incarcerated moms.