Whether your a student, single adult, having a baby, or parent, being a bone marrow donor can save a life.  The National Marrow Donor Program^® (NMDP) and  Be The Match Foundation^® are nonprofit organizations dedicated to creating an opportunity for all patients to receive the bone marrow or umbilical cord blood transplant they need, when they need it. 

Seventy percent of people do not have a donor in their family and depend on our Be The Match Registry^® to find a match to save their life.  As a leader in the field of marrow and cord blood transplantation, Be the Match, works every day to connect patients, doctors, donors and researchers to the resources they need.

One Stage of Life editor, Cece, told of her donation story in her editors piece. Click here to read her heart warming story.

No matter what your stage of life, take the time to give others a chance at life and donate with Be The Match.

StageofLife.com supports The International Dyslexia Association's (IDA) belief that all individuals have the right to achieve their potential (no matter what their stage of life), that individual learning abilities can be strengthened and that social, educational and cultural barriers to language acquisition and use must be removed.

The purpose of IDA is to pursue and provide the most comprehensive range of information and services that address the full scope of dyslexia and related difficulties in learning to read and write. . . In a way that creates hope, possibility, and partnership.

Whether you are an educator, parent or student, The International Dyslexia Association is a great resource.  Click below to visit their website.

Favorite Photo Printing Website?

KodakGallery.com:  No matter what stage of life you're in, nearly everyone takes pictures to perserve those special  life moments.  Graduation.  Road trips.  Nights out on the town with friends.  Vacations.  Your boyfriend or girlfriend...your fiancee.  Your spouse. Your house.  Your baby.  Your kids.  Your grandkids.  Your favorite golf course...well...you get the picture.

And speaking of pictures...if you aren't already using Kodak Gallery to create photo books of your friends and family or print photos for your albums, journals or special projects, then we highly recommend that you give them a try.

Take 10 minutes to upload a few of your digital photos to create dozens of photo items and gifts for you or your loved ones.  You won't be dissapointed.   Check out the Coupons and Special Offers at Kodak Gallery!

What Makes a Hero?

MyHero.com:  StageofLife.com's September writing contest for students asked the question, "Who is your hero and why?"  We started getting responses to the hero question and realized that there might be other resources talking about and addressing the concept of heros in our lives.

That's when we found MyHero.com. 

MyHero.com is a visually rich resource with a mission to use media and technology to celebrate the best of humanity and to empower young people to realize their own potential to effect positive change in the world.  We encourage everyone to think about the heros in your lives and visit MyHero.com to participate in their international project.

Free Budget Planning for College Students

Mint.com:  College students...discover the best FREE money management system you can use throughout your entire life.  Mint.com is a secure, online planner to help you organize and budget your finances while at the same time planinng for life's financial milestones whether it be living on your own, paying off college debt after graduation, starting a career, buying a new car or house, getting married, looking ahead to retirement, etc. 

It takes about five to ten minutes to set up, and you can view all of your financial information in one place.  Money Magazine gives it a four-star rating and everyone from the New York Times to Good Morning America are raving about this free, simple, personal finance planner and money mangement tool. 

Stage of Life staff have tested it, use it and warmly recommend it.

How Do I Find the Right Student Loan for College?

SimpleTuition.com:  Compare and sort student loans for college by what's important to you - interest rates, monthly payments, lender, and total cost of loan. You can compare student loans for up to 20 lenders and then apply for the ones that fit your needs.  Good credit is required.

Colleges.com

Colleges.com is all about helping students make decisions about their education, whether its a trandtional four-year university or a career focused technical school.  They also feature information on scholorships, financial aid, and much more.  Submitted by Kate, a Stage of Life user and PR major at York College.

10 easy ways for students to save the environment!

Follow these ten to-do's to reduce your environmental impact while in college and live greener. You can start doing most of these today.  Submitted by Laura, a Stage of Life user and BS Environmental Science major at the University of Delaware.

12 Things to Do Before I Graduate!

This is a unique "Life List" for college students.  But is there a universal list of things every college student should do before he or she graduates?  Well...yes...we'd like to think so.  Stage of Life talked to college students and from this research, we found a few common themes surface.  We share this unique life list here...

4 Tips on Staying Healthy and In-Shape during College

Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is a challenge that faces most college students. These tips, tricks, and helpful websites should help you stay healthy and in shape while you earn your degree.  Submitted by Stage of Life college intern, Laura.

How to Not Go Broke in College: 100 Tips, Tools, and Tricks

This list has a lot of information and tips (some serious and some humorous) along with links to great sites for how college students can save a buck or two.  It's a worthwhile resource to explore for 10 minutes.  Submitted and reprinted with permission by AssociateDegree.org