***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
Ida says
IMPROVE ME! I would love to help tutor those about prevention of health problems (educating and actively participating in better nutrition, more exercise, etc) to help AVOID some of the healthcare crises that we’re experiencing today.
Katie says
IMPROVE ME!
I love working with kids…it’s what I did before I had my own :) I’d love to get back into doing something in the educational field again someday.
monica says
Improve me, please =)
Kami says
IMPROVE ME!
Leigh says
Improve me(please)!
This might sound strange, but I’d like to help women get back on their feet and get job-ready by putting together a new-to-them wardrobe from thrift store finds! I get most of my and my mom’s clothes at second-hand stores, and no one would ever know it (I hope). I’d like to be able to help someone else too, even if it’s just a small thing.
Betsy says
IMPROVE ME!!!
Heather says
Improve Me! I’d like to become a foster parent and hopefully show a child how important they are to the world.
Kara says
IMPROVE ME!
Being in the museum field, i see first hand that the large museums tend to get all the support. I would ike to help small museums with just-as-important missions get off the ground and remain stable.
Emma says
IMPROVE ME!
I improve the world on a daily basis by making the kind of mistakes others can learn from.
Kirstin says
Improve me!
Sara says
IMPROVE ME!
I want to work with young couples & families that are struggling financially and help them to get on their feet and on a solid path.
Farrah says
Improve me!
I just grow extra food in our garden and share with a local food pantry.
Kelsey says
Improve me… I would love to find a way to help teachers in the public school system.
Meg says
Improve me!!
Megan says
IMPROVE ME!
I am a special education teacher, and I love sharing my days with my students, and watching them learn and grow. I would also love to help others to better understand the power of high expectations for students, even those with disabilities or learning differences.
Karen says
IMPROVE ME!
I’ve already begun. I’ve made it a point to give a complement or make a positive observations to every stranger (check out clerk, person parked next to me) I encounter each day.
Amanda says
IMPROVE ME! I love helping my patients learn about nutrition and am working towards certification in that area so I can better their lives through really good and healthy food.
Marcia Coburn says
IMPROVE ME! I’m working to help homeless pets find forever homes.
Christy says
IMPROVE ME! I would love to volunteer with the SPCA!
Andrea says
IMPROVE ME! I would love to volunteer full time at our local men’s or women & children’s homeless shelter. We bought Christmas gifts last year for one of the families there and it was a humbling experience to know how much we really have to be thankful for.
Scott blackerby says
Improve me! I make a difference by making my students laugh in math class!
carey mitchell says
IMPROVE ME!
Silvey says
IMPROVE ME!
I am very supportive of the work that Samaritan’s Purse is doing around the world. Their missions include sustainable clean water, livestock, buildings, food, medical care, and much more. And most important of all, they share the good news about Jesus with the world.
Kate S. says
Improve me!
Melinda George says
Improve me! I’d love to figure out more ways to help the elderly live more productively. It’s a rough life once you get way up there in years!
Melissa M says
Improve me!
I want to help reform teacher preparation programs and provide real support and professional development to teachers.
Allison says
Improve me!
I would volunteer at a elementary school or school for kids with disabilities or maybe even a children’s hospital- somewhere I could influence the lives of the future!
Sara says
IMPROVE ME! I would love to help the World Water Crisis.
Hannah says
IMPROVE ME!!
I’de like to help people have access to more affordable medications to promote public health.
soo says
IMPROVE ME!
I WOULD LIKE TO SPEND TIME WITH ELDER PEOPLE WHO NEED TO TALK TO SOMEONE
Ashley says
IMPROVE ME!
I want to help Spanish speakers in America learn English to better their chances of finding good jobs and improving children’s test scores!
Cortney says
IMPROVE ME!
Alison says
IMPROVE ME! I am always helping to improve people in my work as a mental health counselor.
Brooke says
IMPROVE ME! My husband and I are youth leaders at our church, this holiday season, I would love to take the kids to volunteer at a soup kitchen.
Lauren says
Improve me! As a teacher, I’d love to find a way to my struggling kids some help/mentoring/support outside of the school day!
Luke says
IMPROVE ME!
Easier access to higher education.
Erika S. says
Improve me!
I’ve always been a huge fan of the Make A Wish Foundation. I’ve seen firsthand how much joy they bring to the children they serve and its extremely moving.
Rebecca says
IMPROVE ME! I’ve seen my faith transform my life and would love to see more people embrace the beauty of that!
quyen says
improve me! i like providing career coaching and mentoring to young adults.
Evee M says
IMPROVE ME!
I don’t feel like I have a special talent for helping the world, but I do know that I can smile at the people I meet each day and treat them with compassion. You never know what someone else is going though that day.
Karen says
IMPROVE ME!
I help provide clean drinking water for people that don’t have access to it.
Kelly says
IMPROVE ME! I’m a First Grade teacher and I LURVE teaching kids to read! :)
Ellen says
IMPROVE ME!
I already work in the field of public health and I use my talents everyday to help build a future where people don’t even get sick in the first place! But I would use this card to help improve my kitchen – when things have a place I will put them away – I need to buy a “place” for things!
Tara says
IMPROVE ME! Enjoyed when I belonged to the family violence prevention center and could counsel women who were in “not so good situations”. Would be nice to be able to pick up and do something like that again.
taraHatz says
IMPROVE ME!
when i grow up-ok, when MY KIDS grow up, i want to become a certified nurse midwife and travel with my husband to 3rd world countries, teaching other women midwifery. so many areas of the world are really lacking in their pre and perinatal care.
Heather says
Improve me!
I’d love to help people with poor or no access to literary tools have access to the Internet.
Stephanie says
IMPROVE ME I’m a nurse so *hopefully* I improve the health of people on a daily basis. . .
StephanieM says
IMPROVE ME!
Crystal says
Improve me!
I’m going to keep it simple (HA!), I’d like to improve my relationship with my mother in law… that counts for making the world a better place, right? ;)
Stephanie says
IMPROVE ME! I would spend my days building homes for those in need in 2nd and 3rd world countries.