function CheckData(thisform) 
		{
		var errmsg = ""
		var	blnOK = true
		
		thisform.Password2.value = TrimSpaces(thisform.Password2.value)
		thisform.Password2.value = thisform.Password2.value.toUpperCase()
		if (! thisform.Password2.value.length)
			{
			errmsg = "Confirmation Password: required\n" + errmsg
			blnOK = false
			thisform.Password2.focus()
			}
		thisform.Password1.value = TrimSpaces(thisform.Password1.value)
		thisform.Password1.value = thisform.Password1.value.toUpperCase()
		if (! thisform.Password1.value.length)
			{
			errmsg = "Password: required\n" + errmsg
			blnOK = false
			thisform.Password1.focus()
			}
		if (thisform.Password1.value.length && thisform.Password2.value.length)
			// have both passwords - make sure they match
			{
			if (thisform.Password1.value != thisform.Password2.value)
				{
				errmsg = "Passwords: must match\n" + errmsg
				blnOK = false
				thisform.Password1.focus()
				}
			}
		if (thisform.TimeOfDay.selectedIndex == 0)
			{
			errmsg = "Time of Day: select one\n" + errmsg
			blnOK = false
			thisform.TimeOfDay.focus()
			}
		if (thisform.SchoolList.selectedIndex == 0)
			{
			errmsg = "Schools: select one\n" + errmsg
			blnOK = false
			thisform.SchoolList.focus()
			}
		if (thisform.NumChildren.selectedIndex == 0)
			{
			errmsg = "Number of Children: select one\n" + errmsg
			blnOK = false
			thisform.NumChildren.focus()
			}
		
		thisform.ZipCode.value = TrimSpaces(thisform.ZipCode.value)
		if (! thisform.ZipCode.value.length)
			{
			errmsg = "Zip Code: required\n" + errmsg
			blnOK = false
			thisform.ZipCode.focus()
			}
		thisform.EMail.value     = TrimSpaces(thisform.EMail.value)
		if (! thisform.EMail.value.length)
			{
			errmsg = "EMail Address: required\n" + errmsg
			blnOK = false
			thisform.EMail.focus()
			}
		thisform.LastName.value     = TrimSpaces(thisform.LastName.value)
		if (! thisform.LastName.value.length)
			{
			errmsg = "Last Name: required\n" + errmsg
			blnOK = false
			thisform.LastName.focus()
			}
		thisform.FirstName.value    = TrimSpaces(thisform.FirstName.value)
		if (! thisform.FirstName.value.length)
			{
			errmsg = "First Name: required\n" + errmsg
			blnOK = false
			thisform.FirstName.focus()
			}
		
		if (! blnOK)
			alert (errmsg)
		
		return blnOK
		}