***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
Sheila says
Improve me! Would love to help people learn more about their finances and staying out of debt!
Danielle Moore says
IMPROVE ME
I work for a non profit helping families with children with developmental delays… I feel lucky that i get to help these families every day!
Laura says
IMPROVE ME!
I’d like to own my own business and be able to hire homeless people to work there so they could have a job!
leslie says
Improve me!
I worked with a summer literary program that helped with reading level retention and improvement and made sure that “free lunch” kids ate during the summer. I would love to find a way to do that full time.
Rachel T. says
Improve me!
I like to give people encouragement through words or little gifts and notes.
Susie says
IMPROVE ME!
Someday, when my son is older and I have a bit more time, I plan to read and record books for a local agency that helps the blind. My mother was so grateful for continued access to books (actual audio books are insanely expensive!) when she lost her sight — I’d like to pay that forward.
Elsa Jones says
IMPROVE ME!
Kristen says
IMPROVE ME! I simply want to have your couch and $100 would push me over the edge to buy it!
Jamie@NoPlaceLikeVermontHome says
Improve Me! I would like to more families become homeowners and see the value to both themselves and the community when they have pride in ownership.
Meghan says
Improve me! I don’t know how I’d do it, it’d take a lot more than $100K, but the public school system needs a boost.
Beth says
IMPROVE ME!! I would love to coach a kids sport in the future.
Wendi says
IMPROVE ME! Our son was born in Ethiopia and joined our family last year. We are in the process of adopting from Ethiopia again. At the same time, my husband is back in school to become a nurse. We hope to combine my event planning skills and his nursing skills to plan a medical clinic in the communities we visited in Ethiopia. We’ll recruit some of our physician/nurse friends to help so that we can give back to the community we have received so much from.
sam says
Improve me!
Stephanie says
IMPROVE ME!
I’d like to do something with literacy. Reading is so important (and so much fun)!
kristen b says
improve me! I try to donate regularly to habitat for humanity and local charities like project bread to help people with the basic needs that are easy to take for granted: food and a home.
Christina says
IMPROVE ME!!!
I am interested in educating children and showing them the rewards of valuing their intelligence and reading.
Rebecca says
Improve me! I’d love to work on improving/increasing recycling programs
Jen says
IMPROVE ME!
I’d love to help children read better. I know reading and being able to write properly are really the keys to success in a lot of areas, and the basics aren’t always emphasized in school. I’d like to help kids before they fall too far behind.
Anya says
Improve ME! I’d love to teach kids healthy eating habits and teach parents how to make healthy, quick meals for their kids.
Stacie says
IMPROVE ME! I would like to help kids read to their mothers in prison.
Sandra says
IMPROVE ME!
I would like to work with children (and their parents) to help prevent childhood obesity through nutrition and exercise.
Jen M. says
IMPROVE ME!
Would love to help provide clean drinking water to children in developing countries.
B. Rose says
IMPROVE ME!
I’ve spent the last eleven months training for marathons to raise funds for various charities and to also lose enough weight to qualify for the police training academy. I want to actively help others on a daily basis. Building a future that includes living out my dreams, improving the lives of others, and building a better me!
Jennifer says
IMPROVE ME.
I would like to open up a family friendly law firm with things like an in office day care so you could eat lunch with you kids and wouldn’t have to spend the time driving to and from day care everyday. I want to make a better work environment for people who struggle with balancing the demands of their career with their commitment to being a good spouse/parent.
Meghan says
Improve me!!!
Tiffany says
IMPROVE ME!!!! I like helping others with manual labor. With so much background in home improvement it is great that organizations like Habitat for Humanity exist as a place to pay it forward with those skills.
Kari K says
IMPROVE ME! I want to teach people to cook for themselves :)
Erin in NoVA says
IMPROVE ME!
I’d like to help underprivileged kids realize that they can break free of the cycle by studying and applying themselves at school.
Sarah Picking says
“IMPROVE ME!”
Ever since becoming a mom this year, I’ve learned how much work it takes and how much I rely on the support of my husband and friends. I am looking for ways to support moms who do not have the support network that I am so fortunate to have!
Destiny says
Improve Me!!
Ellen says
Improve me!
I try to improve the lives of others by giving back to my community. I am on the board of a children’s literacy and mentoring non-profit that targets inner-city, underperforming public schools. It has been tough these last few years — school budgets are frequently slashed. Poor kids.
Elizabeth Prevatt says
Improve me!
sarah k @ the pajama chef says
IMPROVE ME! i would love to do more volunteer work in west africa.
cecily says
IMPROVE ME!
I’d like to help other folks in my neighborhood with their gardens. Our city has a bad reputation and I think some maintenance will increase pride in an actually very cool city.
bethany says
improve me!
not sure… although ikea is getting me to think about what a hundred grand could do!
Courtney Rutledge says
IMPROVE ME. My passion is dogs and someday soon start some volunteering.
Carrie says
Improve me!!! loving people and meeting their needs by the community service projects offered through my church
Laura says
Improve me!
If I can just raise my own five kids to be happy, healthy and decent and useful members of society, I will feel that my job is done!
Michelle Groth says
“IMPROVE ME!”
My cause is trying to help cancer patients, specifically children. Trying to find ways to help support them & their families.
Laura M says
Improve me!
If I can just raise my own five kids to be happy, healthy and decent and useful members of society, I will feel that my job is done!
Stefanie says
IMPROVE ME!
I would love to help with an outreach and a kind of ‘get back on your feet’ program for the homeless. It makes me soo sad to think about how many people are on the street for reasons and events they could not prevent, and yet there are just not enough programs to help.
Ashley E. says
IMPROVE ME! I’m in veterinary school right now, working my butt off to make the world a better place for animals AND people! Thanks for the giveaway!
cnorris says
improve me!! please :)
Pam says
IMPROVE ME!
I’d love to help kids express themselves through ART!
Christina says
IMPROVE ME!!! I would love to try and help my church more by easing into helping with service accompaniment on the piano. My husband is the pastor and we have three kids, which means I’m sitting solo during the service watching them. But I know there are people in church that would be willing to watch the kids every now and then so that I can use my gifts and help out our 2 organists so they can have more breaks. It’s just getting things planned and getting up the courage to do so (can we say stage fright?).
Rosalyn says
“IMPROVE ME”
I spend my free time volunteering in my community and my daughter’s elem school.
Shauna says
IMPROVE ME!
If I ever change careers I would like to help others by becoming a lactation consultant. The folks that helped me were just so, so amazing that I would love to be that support for someone else.
Abby says
IMPROVE ME!I’d like to teach people how to grow their own food.
Erica @ Erica's Inspiration says
IMPROVE ME! I would love to see every orphan find a home!
Jessica L. says
“IMPROVE ME!” Right now I am working at a domestic violence shelter and helping to improve the lives of women who need to be empowered again.