function checkNominateSchoolForm(){
       var form = document.getElementById("nominate_school");

        var email = form.email.value;
        var noError = true;
        var emailMessageElement = document.getElementById("emailmessage");

        if( trim(email ) == '' || email.indexOf('@')< 1 || email.indexOf('.') < 1 )
        {
           //emailMessageElement.innerHTML = " Email is of the wrong format" ;
           emailMessageElement.className  = "error";
           noError =false;
        }else
            emailMessageElement.className  = "";



        var name= form.username.value;
        var nameMessageElement = document.getElementById("namemessage");

        if( trim(name)=='' )
        {

           nameMessageElement.className  = "error";
           //nameMessageElement.innerHTML = " Name is of the wrong format" ;
           noError =false;

        }else
            nameMessageElement.className  = "";

        var phone=form.phone.value;
         var phoneMessageElement = document.getElementById("phonemessage");

        if( trim( phone) =='' )
        {
           phoneMessageElement.className  = "error";
           //nameMessageElement.innerHTML = " Name is of the wrong format" ;
           noError =false;

        }else
           phoneMessageElement.className  = "";

	 var school_name=form.school_name.value;
         var schoolNameMessageElement = document.getElementById("schoolnamemessage");

        if( trim( school_name) =='' )
        {
           schoolNameMessageElement.className  = "error";
           
           noError =false;

        }else
           schoolNameMessageElement.className  = "";

	 var school_location=form.school_location.value;
	 var schoolLocationMessageElement = document.getElementById("schoollocationmessage");

	if( trim( school_location) =='' )
	{
	   schoolLocationMessageElement.className  = "error";
	   
	   noError =false;

	}else
           schoolLocationMessageElement.className  = "";


	 var school_rationale=form.school_rationale.value;
	 var schoolRationaleMessageElement = document.getElementById("schoolrationalemessage");

	if( trim( school_rationale) =='' )
	{
	   schoolRationaleMessageElement.className  = "error";

	   noError =false;

	}else
	   schoolRationaleMessageElement.className  = "";

       if( !noError ) {
           var mandatorymessageElement = document.getElementById("mandatorymessage");
           mandatorymessageElement.className= "error";
       }

      return noError;


}
function checkSuggestionForm(){
        var form = document.getElementById("suggestionform");

        var email = form.email.value;
        var noError = true;
        var emailMessageElement = document.getElementById("emailmessage");

        if( trim(email ) == '' || email.indexOf('@')< 1 || email.indexOf('.') < 1 )
        {
           //emailMessageElement.innerHTML = " Email is of the wrong format" ;
           emailMessageElement.className  = "error";
           noError =false;
        }else
            emailMessageElement.className  = "";



        var name= form.username.value;
        var nameMessageElement = document.getElementById("namemessage");

        if( trim(name)=='' )
        {

           nameMessageElement.className  = "error";
           //nameMessageElement.innerHTML = " Name is of the wrong format" ;
           noError =false;

        }else
            nameMessageElement.className  = "";

        var phone=form.phone.value;
         var phoneMessageElement = document.getElementById("phonemessage");

        if( trim( phone) =='' )
        {
           phoneMessageElement.className  = "error";
           //nameMessageElement.innerHTML = " Name is of the wrong format" ;
           noError =false;

        }else
           phoneMessageElement.className  = "";


       if( !noError ) {
           var mandatorymessageElement = document.getElementById("mandatorymessage");
           mandatorymessageElement.className= "error";
       }

      return noError;


}

function checkVolunteerForm(){

        var form = document.getElementById("volunteerform");

        var email = form.email.value;
        var noError = true;
        var emailMessageElement = document.getElementById("emailmessage");

        if( trim(email ) == '' || email.indexOf('@')< 1 || email.indexOf('.') < 1 )
        {
           //emailMessageElement.innerHTML = " Email is of the wrong format" ;
           emailMessageElement.className  = "error";
           noError =false;
        }else
            emailMessageElement.className  = "";



        var name= form.username.value;
        var nameMessageElement = document.getElementById("namemessage");

        if( trim(name)=='' )
        {

           nameMessageElement.className  = "error";
           //nameMessageElement.innerHTML = " Name is of the wrong format" ;
           noError =false;

        }else
            nameMessageElement.className  = "";

        var phone=form.phone.value;
         var phoneMessageElement = document.getElementById("phonemessage");

        if( trim( phone) =='' )
        {
           phoneMessageElement.className  = "error";
           //nameMessageElement.innerHTML = " Name is of the wrong format" ;
           noError =false;

        }else
           phoneMessageElement.className  = "";


       if( !noError ) {
           var mandatorymessageElement = document.getElementById("mandatorymessage");
           mandatorymessageElement.className= "error";
       }

      return noError;

}


function checkPledgeForm(){

        var form = document.getElementById("pledgeform");

        var email = form.email.value;
        var noError = true;
        var emailMessageElement = document.getElementById("emailmessage");

        if( trim(email ) == '' || email.indexOf('@')< 1 || email.indexOf('.') < 1 )
        {
           //emailMessageElement.innerHTML = " Email is of the wrong format" ;
           emailMessageElement.className  = "error";
           noError =false;
        }else
            emailMessageElement.className  = "";



        var name= form.username.value;
        var nameMessageElement = document.getElementById("namemessage");

        if( trim(name)=='' )
        {

           nameMessageElement.className  = "error";
           //nameMessageElement.innerHTML = " Name is of the wrong format" ;
           noError =false;

        }else
            nameMessageElement.className  = "";

        var phone=form.phone.value;
         var phoneMessageElement = document.getElementById("phonemessage");

        if( trim( phone) =='' )
        {
           phoneMessageElement.className  = "error";
           //nameMessageElement.innerHTML = " Name is of the wrong format" ;
           noError =false;

        }else
           phoneMessageElement.className  = "";


       if( !noError ) {
           var mandatorymessageElement = document.getElementById("mandatorymessage");
           mandatorymessageElement.className= "error";
       }

      return noError;

}


function trim(inputString) {
   // Removes leading and trailing spaces from the passed string. Also removes
   // consecutive spaces and replaces it with one space. If something besides
   // a string is passed in (null, custom object, etc.) then return the input.
   if (typeof inputString != "string") { return inputString; }
   var retValue = inputString;
   var ch = retValue.substring(0, 1);
   while (ch == " ") { // Check for spaces at the beginning of the string
      retValue = retValue.substring(1, retValue.length);
      ch = retValue.substring(0, 1);
   }
   ch = retValue.substring(retValue.length-1, retValue.length);
   while (ch == " ") { // Check for spaces at the end of the string
      retValue = retValue.substring(0, retValue.length-1);
      ch = retValue.substring(retValue.length-1, retValue.length);
   }
   while (retValue.indexOf("  ") != -1) { // Note that there are two spaces in the string - look for multiple spaces within the string
      retValue = retValue.substring(0, retValue.indexOf("  ")) + retValue.substring(retValue.indexOf("  ")+1, retValue.length); // Again, there are two spaces in each of the strings
   }
   return retValue; // Return the trimmed string back to the user
} // Ends the "trim" function