***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
katie says
IMPROVE ME! I would like to teach financial fitness to families living on low incomes.
sarah says
IMPROVE ME
Jenni Escobar says
IMPROVE ME! My husband and I want to work full time at a kids summer camp someday.
Elisa @ What the Vita says
improve me!
Brenda says
IMPROVE ME!
Lindsey says
IMPROVE ME! A family member has a genetic condition that resulted in two of her three children being born deaf. I would use the money for further research of the condition and to support families effected by it.
Eric says
IMPROVE ME!
I love to design tools that make life easier for people!
Kelsey Noble says
IMPROVE ME!!
I would love to work with a program that has animal reading buddies. Improving literacy and working with children and animals would be amazing!
Chatelaine says
IMPROVE ME!
Lori B. says
IMPROVE ME!
I think that literacy is the key to improving life for everyone.
Ginger M. says
Improve Me!
I’d like to see the food offerings in our public schools improve. It is simply disappointing what we encourage our kids to eat by not making quality food available. I’m looking for ways to be impactful.
Anna says
Improve me! I have dedicated my life to working with senior citizens. We can learn so much from the generations before us!
Michelle says
Improve me! I go to a nursing home once a week with my daughter and some friends to play games with lonely people. I would keep doing that :)
Ambierre says
IMPROVE ME! I fly small airplanes as a hobby. I’m working toward my commercial license so I can fly rural cancer patients to Denver area hospitals for their treatments. Oftentimes these patients will drive for hours each week to go to chemo, radiation, etc. here in Denver. I want to make that trip quicker and easier (and free) for them.
Michelle H says
IMPROVE ME!!! I am currently a birth doula and am also graduating in December with my nursing degree. I would love to continue helping women through childbirth and all the joys and sometimes disappointments that go along with it.
Tabitha says
IMPROVE ME!
I would like to go back to school to build on my x-ray career & become a Radiation Therapist. Working with cancer patients and survivors is amazing & I’d love to do that daily!
sarah says
IMPROVE ME! I’ve been a big sister in the fabulous Big Brother Big Sister program for 4 years.
Amanda says
Improve me!
I work at a clinic as a volunteer nurse.
Michelle says
IMPROVE ME! I’d like to train our dog so we can volunteer at children’s hospitals or assisted living centers…she has so much love and tail wagging to spread around!
jana says
IMPROVE ME! I am working with the Reconciling Hearts ministry to help advocate for GLBT rights (both in the Methodist church and in society as a whole).
Julia @ Chris loves Julia says
Improve me! I am taking on the cooking in my home so that my husband can focus on our daughter when he gets home from work and we have more time to cuddle. Definite improvement.
Sarah says
Improve me! I really want to work on helping my students for whom English is not their first language and those that are new to the country.
Angela Starosta says
Improve Me!
MacKenzie says
IMPROVE ME!
I am big fan of animals and the healing power they have on people. I’d love to work with therapy animals.
Lauren K says
Improve me! I love encouraging others – friends, coworkers, family, random people. It’s nice to see self-doubt turn to confidence when they know someone has their back.
Julie says
IMPROVE ME! I grew up dancing and would love to teach a dance class for little girls and boys who may not be able to afford taking class. It is great for the mind, heart, and body!
Leah Marie says
IMPROVE ME!!!
I love helping people realize that healthy living is more important than a number on the scale!
Whitney says
Improve me!
I volunteer with community outreach through sports with kids. It’s great to see them active and building relationships at such a young age.
youakievang says
IMPROVE ME!
I mentor two eighth graders and is trying to become a high school history teacher because I like helping kids and believe that we need more caring teachers.
Beth says
Improve me! Kids would be my passion so something that would make a significant difference in a child or children lives…thinking.
Heather says
IMPROVE ME!
Susan says
Improve me!
Leanne says
IMPROVE ME! I would really like to educate college students about student loan debt. Many people, including myself, graduate and really have no idea how much they have in loans. And many can get into trouble and end up paying back a lot more than they need to.
Kind of int eh same thread, for years I wanted to start a movement to make sure credit card companies were NOT allowed on college campuses only to realize someone else already did it.
Tammy says
IMPROVE ME!!!
I’d like to finally make the time to volunteer in the Big Brother/Big Sister program. It’s a wonderful program.
Sarah R says
Improve Me!
I spend a lot of time volunteering with the underprivileged and homeless, and am grateful that I am able to volunteer with some great organizations that help them to recover.
Heidi E says
IMPROVE ME! I would enjoy helping educate families on better eating habits and being more active. Soooo important!!
Senora H-B says
IMPROVE ME! I want to teach people foreign languages. It’s eye-opening and mind-opening to explore the world and a second language is usually a key.
Emily says
Improve me!
Because I am in this stage myself, I’d like to be able to improve the sleeping-lives of mothers with infants. If I had that magic touch… I would teach all babies to sleep well!
Amanda R. says
Improve me! Thanks for the giveaway! :-)
erin says
IMPROVE ME!
I want to use the power of food to help heal others.
Aliesha says
IMPROVE ME!! I would love to adopt.
Johanna says
IMPROVE ME!
Shaye says
“IMPROVE ME!”
laura says
Improve me! I would like to be able to sponsor a few children from third world countries which would enable them to go to school, receive medical attention, and food and clean water…
Michelle says
IMPROVE ME! I would love to help people live a healthier lifestyle.
hannah j says
IMPROVE ME!!
I know this sounds lame, but my recent goal is to “improve” people’s lives simply by encouraging them. Sending a real, snail-mail, handwritten note, sewing them a little something just for fun, baking a little treat . . . just something to bring a little smile on a “normal” day.
Erica says
IMPROVE ME!
I’d love to help people find freedom by coming to know Jesus. We are starting to do this by feeding the homeless after service.
Kat says
IMPROVE ME!
I’d love help people through helping their pets, just as soon as I finish all this schooling.
Stacey says
Improve me!
Amy says
IMPROVE ME!
I would love to help my local library to get more computers and books.