function checkForm() {
	var str = "The following errors were found:\n\n";
	var errorMsg = str;		
		if ((/^\w+([\.-]?\w+)*@\w+([\.-]?\w+)*(\.\w{2,3})+$/.test(document.contact_form.Email.value)) == 0) {
			errorMsg = errorMsg + " :: Please enter a valid email address.\n";
		}
		if (document.contact_form.Message.value == 0) {
			errorMsg = errorMsg + " :: Please enter a message.\n";
		}
		if (errorMsg != str) {
			alert (errorMsg);
			return false;
		} else {
			document.contact_form.submit();
		}
	}