***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – see who won below!***
Random.org has selected the two random folks who are about to get $100 to IKEA. And they are… Jennifer (who improves lives by teaching and will also be adopting a child from Ethiopia) and Ashley (who says needs some improvement for herself). Congrats!
If you take one thing away from this post, it should be this: two people are winning $100 gift cards to IKEA this week. Woot! But if you have room for a second thing, know that it’s because Ikea is hosting their second annual Life Improvement Project that, among other things (like hilariously helpful “instructions” for living a better life) includes another $100,000 Life Improvement Sabbatical Contest. So if you’ve got a great idea about how to help others, IKEA will give you one year and one hundred grand to make it happen. Last year’s winner (whose video can be seen here) was actually from right here in Virginia. Double woot!
- PRIZE: An $100 gift card to IKEA, courtesy of the IKEA Life Improvement Project
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “IMPROVE ME!” and tell us…
- BONUS QUESTION: …how you’d like to improve the lives of others. Do you have a special skill or talent that you could leverage? Or is there a specific cause or area of need that you’d like to dedicate yourself too?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, October 12 at 8pm EST (or at 10,000 entries)
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: Two
- PRIZE SHIPS: The continental 48 United States (although we do try to wrangle as many international giveaways as possible)
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winners will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday as an update to this post. That’s right, come right back here on Thursday for the announcement of our winner. Good luck…
Note: We weren’t paid or perked for hosting this giveaway, we just do ‘em to thank you awesome folks for stopping in. See our Giveaway FAQ page for more info. Pics courtesy of IKEA Life Improvement Project
Jen C. says
IMPROVE ME!
Kali says
IMPROVE ME!
I’m a victim of suicide. The cause nearest and dearest to my heart is preventing others from such pain.
clare says
IMPROVE ME!
we’re trying to improve opportunites for kids in our city to walk and bike– get healty and enjoy life.
Julie K says
IMPROVE ME! I would LOVE to train my 2 dogs to be therapy dogs… A dear friend just informed me that her grandfather was moved into a nursing home, and for the first time in his entire life (88 year) he doesn’t have a dog. Broke my heart. Would love to share my fur-babies with the elderly some day!!
Laura says
improve me. I would like to help animals. It would be awesome if we could do away with euthanizing unwanted animals.
Amanda says
IMPROVE ME!
As a special education teacher who works closely with kids with autism, autism research is HUGE to me and I’d love to be able to do something to help out as far as researching the causes of it and helping families learn how to best help their kids! :)
Sarah says
Improve me!
I’d like to teach kids how to cook healthy meals.
Joanne says
Improve me!
I am a singer and songwriter and would love to use my talents to help children to discover and nurture their creativity!
Tamara S. says
IMPROVE ME! I’d love to be able to take some time and help my mother and inlaws with their home improvement projects. Thanks for the giveaway!
Rebecca R says
IMPROVE ME PLEASE!!!
Tara says
IMPROVE ME!
I would love to teach others how to save money on groceries!
Holly says
Improve Me! I would love to help out at the food bank.
David says
IMPROVE ME!
Kristen says
IMPROVE ME!
Jenn says
IMPROVE ME!! I want to make a difference in the life of a young woman who is beating the odds to succeed in high school.
Jeff says
IMPROVE ME
Ryan McAnulty says
IMPROVE ME!
I would love to help out with teaching art to kids!
Brooke W. says
Improve me..
Ruthie Hart says
IMPROVE ME! No special skills here haha
andrea says
IMPROVE ME!
I would LOVE to use my photography skills to take photos of loved ones in nursing home/assisted livng/hospitals, so that their families have happy photos to remember them by
Michelle says
IMPROVE ME! I would love to find the time to improve the lives of the animals in my area. So many homeless animals, I wish I could make them all mine. :)
Julie says
IMPROVE ME!
Tashia D says
Improve Me!
I would love to be able to volunteer time working with the Alzheimer’s Assc. Maybe when the kiddos get a little bigger!
Michelle says
IMPROVE ME!
I would like to teach families how to cook healthy meals while maintaining a budget and a busy lifestyle.
Jamie says
Improve me!
I believe in thinking local, acting local – I would stay within my community and use the time and money to improve local schools. My city’s schools have a LOT of students below the poverty line and facing a lot of issues, and there’s a lot of room to do some good right here at home.
Laura says
IMPROVE ME! …loving art and working as a designer, i’d love to work with kids and teach them how fun art and creativity can be in their everyday lives!
Stephanie says
IMPROVE ME!
I’d love to teach kids how important it is to stay active no matter the sport or activity.
Kelli@becomingkelli says
IMPROVE ME! I would love to be able to help simplify the lives of families with sick children. The last thing they should have to worry about is extra expenses for treatment, travel, parking, hotels, food, etc.
Whitney S says
IMPROVE ME! I would like to work with abused children to help them learn to love and trust again… or work with programs to help enrich childrens lives through art.
Nathan says
IMPROVE ME!
Karyn says
IMPROVE ME!
We would like to adopt and/or foster kids.
Alex Grace says
IMPROVE ME!!!
I would love to teach and show people small everyday ways they can improve their lifestyle physically and mentally.
Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Helps your heart grow stronger so you can life a longer life to more of the things you love doing! (not to mention the nice legs you will have) :)
Paula K says
Improve Me!
Carole says
Improve me!
I’d like to start a program to help veterans who are returning to school
Megan says
IMPROVE ME!
I volunteer at the local SPCA and I’d love to improve the lives of the animals that come in, thus enriching the lives of the people who adopt them!
Breanne Doucette says
IMPROVE ME! Gosh I can think of some many different areas to improve to help other people. I guess my heart is in the area of making sure that everybody feels the stability and security of know they are in a warm dry place with food on the table.
Cydney says
IMPROVE ME!!!
Andrea S says
IMPROVE ME!
I would love to host a frugal workshop in my community. There are so many people struggling right now and many of them have no idea where to look or what to do within their own budgets in order to make ends meet. A free workshop teaching people small steps they can take to find extra money is greatly needed on a local platform for us.
Kelsy Myers says
IMPROVE ME!
Morgan says
Improve me!
I signed up to be a Brownie Leader last year! This year I have 27 girls in my troop. Oi!
Mary says
IMPROVE ME!! I like to think my career helps people. I help people accept devastating diagnoses and also help families with genetic disorders have successful, healthy pregnancies!
Robyn in Chicago says
IMPROVE ME!
Natalie Muurisepp says
IMPROVE ME!
Ashley @ LML says
Improve me!
Kerianne says
Improve me! I would love to work with teenagers and teach them how to live a healthy lifestyle.
Erin says
IMPROVE me – Please?!!!
Elizabeth says
IMPROVE ME!
DJ says
IMPROVE ME! My m.arch thesis is currently focusing on housing for at risk individuals – to actually be able to build it would be amazing!
Anne says
IMPROVE ME! I love to help people clean up and organize their homes. I believe a clean orderly house makes for healthy and happy humans and doggies (and cats too, i’m sure)!
Rebecca says
IMPROVE ME!
I work at an assisted living home for the mentally ill. I would like to volunteer my time with more people who are lonely, and most often misunderstood because of their illness.