function checkFields(){
		var ok=true;
		var f = new Array("name", "describe");
				for(i in f) { if ($("#"+f[i]).val() == "") { $("#s_"+f[i]).html("⬅").addClass("required"); ok = false; } }
		var contact = $("input[@name=Preferred Method of Contact]:checked").val();
		if (contact == '' || contact==null) {
			$("#s_contact").html("⬅").addClass("required"); 
			ok = false;
		} 
		if (contact =='Email' && $("#email").val() == ""){
			$("#s_email").html("⬅").addClass("required"); 
			ok = false;
		}
		if (contact =='Phone' && $("#phone").val() == ""){
			$("#s_phone").html("⬅").addClass("required"); 
			ok = false;
		}
		if (!ok) { $("#req").html("Please fill in the required fields indicated below.") };
return ok;
}
$(document).ready(function() {	

	$("#mainform").submit( function(){
		//remove all arrows
		var f = new Array("name", "contact", "email", "phone", "reason");
		for(i in f) { $("#s_"+f[i]).html("").removeClass("required"); }
		
		return checkFields();
	});
	
})