function validateContinuing() 
{
	// check for all valid fields
	if (	document.myForm.FirstName.value == '' || 
			document.myForm.LastName.value == '' || 
			document.myForm.Address1.value == '' || 
			document.myForm.City.value == '' || 
			document.myForm.State.value == '' || 
			document.myForm.Zip.value == '' || 
			document.myForm.mail_from.value == '' || 
			document.myForm.source.selectedIndex == 0 ) 
	{
		alert('Please fill in all required fields.');
        return false;
    }

	var c_value = "";

	for ( var i=0; i < document.myForm.Continuing_Education.length; i++ )
	{   
		if (document.myForm.Continuing_Education[i].checked)
		{
			c_value = c_value + "joyce.twyman@merrimack.edu,";
			break;
		}
	}

	for (var i=0; i < document.myForm.Masters_in_Education.length; i++) 
	{		
		if (document.myForm.Masters_in_Education[i].checked)
		{
			c_value = c_value + "claire.thornton@merrimack.edu,";      
			break;	      
		}   	
	}

	
	if ( document.myForm.Suffolk.checked )
	{
		c_value = c_value + "diane.demmer@merrimack.edu,";       
	}  	

	for (var i=0; i < document.myForm.Certificate_Programs.length; i++)
	{   
		if (document.myForm.Certificate_Programs[i].checked)
		{
			c_value = c_value + "profed@merrimack.edu,"; 
			break;
		}
	}

	for (var i=0; i < document.myForm.Professional_Training.length; i++)
	{
		if (document.myForm.Professional_Training[i].checked)
		{	
			c_value = c_value + "profed@merrimack.edu,"; 
			break;
		}
	}

	document.myForm.recipient.value=c_value;
	
	if (c_value=="")
	{
        	alert('Please select a program of interest.');
        	return false;
    	}
		
	return true;					// validation  successful, submit the form
}