*** 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.
Nicole M says
Ikea Me! My one year would be spent helping out in my kids’ school.
Morgan says
IKEA ME!
I would work with the Khan Academy on making educational content more widely available!
Maryanne says
IKEA ME!
I’d spend a year helping improve the lives of military families.
Lizz says
IKEA ME!!
I would love to spend a year working with schoolchildren one one one to improve their literacy skills.
Megan V says
IKEA ME!!
Dee says
IKEA me!
I would spend the year working with Compassion to help those children who are most in need.
Liz says
IKEA me! I’d love to volunteer with the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation helping kids in developing nations.
Amy says
IKEA ME!!
Chelsea says
IKEA ME!
I would donate to a program called One Less that gives grants to people adopting!
maya says
IKEA ME!!!
I’d love to volunteer in local schools, helping rehab tired classrooms and playgrounds and planting gardens with kids.
Aimee says
IKEA ME!! Please?!
I would spend my year volunteering for Operation Special Delivery. It’s an organization that pairs Doula’s up with mama’s who’s husbands are in the military and deployed for the birth.
MegaNerd says
IKEA ME!
I’ve been considering volunteering more time with Habitat for Humanity. I would LOVE to be able to spend an entire year focusing on improving the lives of others.
Angie says
IKEA ME!!! Would love to spend a year doing art with autistic kids.
Adrienne says
IKEA ME!
I would love to spend a year volunteering at our local art center. It has so much potential, but too few volunteers to help. I want to do what I can to inspire creativity in both young and not so young people.
ras says
IKEA Me!
Design Love says
“Ikea Me!”
So, no Canadians allowed??? Boooie…well if I won I have always wanted to go to African villiages and make fresh drinking wells for them. It’s so simple and it changes their lives incredibly!
Cindy
xo
Robyn says
IKEA ME!!
Jen says
IKEA ME!! I’ve heard great things about habitat for humanity.
Amber says
IKEA ME! I would spend a year working with the Red Cross.
stepf says
IKEA ME!
I would teach English overseas!
Lauren says
IKEA ME!
I would want to spend my time in a childrens orphanage overseas.
Kay says
IKEA ME!
Amber says
IKEA Me! I would love to spend a year working with at-risk children.
Ellie says
IKEA Me!
I already volunteer with a local River Revitalization group in my city so I’d get even more involved with them.
Abie says
IKEA ME!
I would rescue animals! Probably bunnies and pit bulls – strange combo maybe, but both need rescuing so badly!
Rebecca says
IKEA me!!
Geoff says
IKEA Me!
I would love to spend a year volunteering with habitat for humanity
Rose says
IKEA ME!
I would spend a year in India working at an orphanage and school I visited last summer that takes in children who’ve lost their parents to AIDs!
Leming says
IKEA ME!!
Shawna says
IKEA me!!!
I would love to spend a year working with kids who need to be adopted. God has given me a heart for children who dont have a family or home to call thier own.
Emily says
IKEA ME!
I would volunteer somewhere with babies and/or animals! :)
Johanna L says
IKEA Me!!
Wow, a year off?? I would do one of three things:
Open an orphanage/adoption agency where the children could live in, learn at, and be loved in!! My husband and I have not yet been blessed with children (I have severe PCOS), and I have always wanted to help children.
Start a foundation to help the mental health community. I work in the mental health industry and there are hundreds of thousands of people who are homeless and have mental health problems.
Start a charity for PCOS research.
Janae says
IKEA Me!
There’s too many things I’d like to do! Work for Habitant for Humanity…work with kids who would normally not have access to the arts/music…work with Girls on the Run…too many choices!
ashley d says
IKEA ME!!!
not sure… I’d love to join the peace corps.
Jamie Rae says
IKEA ME!!!!
Ahhhhhh…my husband and I just got married in July and have been saving to furnish our house with items from Ikea, and this would help us out so much! We would love to spend a year helping out with feeding, clothing, and providing needs for the poor/homeless in our community and/or helping out with local nursing homes, visiting and caring for elderly with or without families and loved ones.
Amber Cox says
IKEA ME!!!!!
If I had $100,000 and a year to do something wonderful with it, I would build water wells in as many villages as possible in Southern India!
p.s. you guys were great on the Nate Berkus show this morning!!
Margarita S says
IKEA ME!!! I would love to work with children on developing their musical talents. Love for music creates passion, and passion in life is contagious!!!
Stephanie says
IKEA Me!
I have no idea what I would do–I have so many ideas! Definitely something working with women/girls who could use a help up in life, though.
Samantha says
IKEA ME!
I’d go to an impoverished country and work in an orphanage.
Kris says
IKEA ME!
I spend the year helping lower illiteracy.
Tracy says
IKEA ME!!!
I would love to spend a year helping a new group of people every week, one week the homeless, the next AIDS patients, the next inner-city students, the next cancer patients, etc. I cannot think of anything more rewarding.
Kim D says
IKEA ME!!
What a great giveaway!
Tracy Lee says
IKEA ME!!!
I used to volunteer my time to help disabled children, whether it be assisting their caregiver in feedings, or just sitting down and chatting with them and just finding out what their day was like. Disabled children are often excluded from meaningful social interactions with other children, and are sometimes even literally separated from them, so I’d volunteer my time to work for a school or organization that makes no distinction between children based on their ability.
Heather G. says
IKEA Me! I would spend a year working with Casting for Recovery. Fly-fishing retreat for breast cancer survivors.
Amy Jo says
IKEA ME!!!
I would start a program to help teens in the foster care system transition to college.
Jenna says
Ikea me! I would like to work with babies in need.
Pam R. says
IKEA me! I would like to work with families dealing with terminal cancer.
sue says
IKEA ME!
I was just there yesterday dreeaming about redoing my home office space and what I want to do.
Abby S. says
Ikea Me!!!! I would help house fire victims get back on their feet.
Amy says
IKEA Me!
I want to start a canine rescue – taking care of pups and letting my own dog go to work with me!