***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
David Lucchese says
IMPROVE ME! I would love to help educate parents and children with diabetes.
Lauren M. says
Improve me!
I would like to volunteer…you know, serve the public some how. Maybe help to rebuild/renovate a womens facility, pass out water to the homeless in the Summer, something like that.
kristin says
IMPROVE ME! I like to volunteer at Habitat. I get to help people and learn new DIY skills at the same time!
shelby says
IMPROVE ME!
I volunteer for the American Red Cross in St. Louis — we’re hit with tornadoes (Joplin and others!), ice storms, flooding and other weather-related disasters around here, so it’s a really important cause. I hope you and others are prepared with disaster kits in your homes and plans for what to do if a fire, hurricane or other disaster hits.
Jeannie says
IMPROVE ME! I’m in pharmacy school. I would love to help others with their medications to ensure safety and efficacy!
Anna says
IMPROVE ME!
I’d love to help young adults figure out how to choose their careers based on their interests and talents.
Jennifer says
IMPROVE ME!!
Our favorite organization is Guiding Eyes for the Blind. A completely NON PROFIT run organization providing deserving people with a guide dog, for a chance at independance and freedom. They provide a dog FOR FREE!!! All raisers raise the dogs from puppies to 1 year – 1.5 years until the go to training. All raisers are volunteers and raise the puppy with their own money (sometimes vets or companies will be their food sponser or vet sponser!!)
Jennifer says
IMPROVE ME! I work in research and love to improve the lives of others through research.
Marissa says
IMPROVE ME! I would like to help people realize the power of positive thoughts. “A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes.” -Gandhi
Melissa // thefauxmartha says
IMPROVE ME! I am a lover of food, especially food made from scratch. Through my blog, I hope to help making food from scratch more attainable. Because where there is good food, there are people gathering around a table, which is a good thing.
Krista Haws says
“Improve me”….Well I’m a therapist so I’m obviously always interested in helping people feel better and improve their lives but in a more “concrete” way, I’ve been donating my “extras” from couponing to others that need it. It’s fun!
Taryn says
IMPROVE ME…I would like to dedicate more time to volunteer work & donating to important charitable causes. It makes you feel good & helps people at the same time. Sounds like a Win/Win to me :)
Emily says
Improve me!!!
I’m working in my Master’s in Counseling so I can’t wait to get out there and (hopefully) improve the lives of others.
Laura says
IMPROVE ME! I’d love to start a writing group for young kiddos!
Kaidan says
IMPROVE ME!!
Mike says
IMPROVE ME!
I’m making some raised garden bed for Nana’s nursing home. Should be ready for spring…
Kelly says
IMPROVE ME!
I have a love/hate relationship with IKEA because I used to work there… but things like this contest remind me why I LOVE it! I really want to help people who are struggling care takers of family members. There are not enough supports for this growing community.
Nicole says
IMPROVE ME!
I think it would be great to start a website facilitating volunteerism for families and stay at home moms. I don’t feel like it’s easy to find a place where I can volunteer with my young son.
Nicole says
IMPROVE ME!
I’m a huge animal lover. I would find a way to keep animals off of highways that are being built (maybe a trench? Safe wire? Net?). It breaks my heart seeing animals on the road and would make for safer traveling.
Nicole
Urban Wife says
Improve me! I would love to help abused women get back on their feet again.
kristin says
IMPROVE ME! I want to help improve the way medical insurance is handled.
Liz says
IMPROVE ME!
Chelsea Tollis says
IMPROVE ME! I would love to help mentor troubled teens.
Katie says
IMPROVE ME!! I’d like to use some of my free time to become a Girl Scout leader and give young girls the awesome opportunities that I had growing up!
Adrienne says
IMPROVE ME. Anything to do with animals and children, especially orphans to know they are loved!!!
Sarah says
IMPROVE ME!
I dream of bringing yoga to my rural farming community by offering Yoga by Donation classes and bringing together a community of wellness, by offering nutrition consulting and a Community Swap Meet, where people can come together weekly and swap goods and services
Ashley says
IMPROVE ME!!!!
Alison says
IMPROVE ME! I’d love to teach more.
houseofearnest says
IMPROVE ME – I work in the apparel industry, and I travel so much for work. I’d like to start organizing just 1 day mission type projects that traveling business professionals could do on a weekend-day while overseas.
Meagan says
IMPROVE ME! I’d like to get a group of photographers together in my area to donate their talents to families and high school seniors who can’t afford to have professional pictures taken.
Aron says
IMPROVE ME! I would love to spend more time helping people save money and figure out how to live on less.
Ilana says
IMPROVE ME! I want to help improv the literacy rate among kids. Reading = great.
Amy S. says
Improve Me!
Loved the ideas in the Ikea post!
Elaina says
IMPROVE ME!!!
Yikes, hard question. Don’t want to make a statement I never intend to complete. So I’ll go with something simple… make someone’s day by doing the small things; saying hi, giving a smile, helping how I see fit while passing by.
JanetL says
Improve me!
I try to help others through donations of goods, services and money.
Celia says
IMPROVE ME! As a librarian, I definitely want to improve literacy and instill a love of reading, especially among young readers.
Lani says
IMPROVE ME!
I believe that true change comes from future generations – I would love to volunteer to work with children to learn gardening to grow their own food.
Michelle says
IMPROVE ME!
I’d like to clean up the deteriorating homes in my subdivision.
nicole says
IMPROVE ME! I would like to become involved in the CASA organization.
Cheri says
IMPROVE ME! I take care of a disabled man 5 days a week now, and a lot of places are NOT easy for a wheelchair to navigate. I never noticed how difficult it can be.
McKayla says
Improve Me…
Kat says
IMPROVE ME! I love feeding people and teaching then about better ways to feed themselves and their families
Stephanie B. says
Improve me!
I hope I can just be a happy, encouraging moment in people’s days… you always feel better when you smile!
Rachel says
IMPROVE ME!!!
If I had the resources, I would provide nutritional education to my community. A lot of people where I’m from have no clue about what’s in their food and are making themselves and their families sick because of that. I would love to teach them how to live a healthier life!
megan says
“IMPROVE ME!”
Alicia says
IMPROVE ME!
I would love to help children with cancer.
A.S. says
IMPROVE ME! I would dedicate my time to educational outreach in needy areas.
Sarah M says
IMPROVE ME! I would love to do more for our military families!
Chelsea C. says
IMPROVE ME!!
Emily D. says
IMPROVE ME!
I would love to help adults with special needs. So much attention is paid to children, and rightfully so, but it seems to lessen later in life.