function IsFormComplete() {

	formy = document.bva_volunteer_application;

	if (formy.name_first.value == "") {

		alert("Please enter your first name.");

		formy.name_first.focus();

		return false;

	}

	else if (formy.name_last.value == "") {

		alert("Please enter your last name.");

		formy.name_last.focus();

		return false;

	}

	else if (formy.home_address.value == "") {

		alert("Please enter your home address.");

		formy.home_address.focus();

		return false;

	}

	else if (formy.home_city.value == "") {

		alert("Please enter your home city.");

		formy.home_city.focus();

		return false;

	}

	else if (formy.home_state.selectedIndex == 0) {

		alert("Please choose your home state.");

		formy.home_state.focus();

		return false;

	}

	else if (formy.home_zip.value == "") {

		alert("Please enter your home zip code.");

		formy.home_zip.focus();

		return false;

	}

	else if (formy.home_phone.value == "") {

		alert("Please enter your home phone.");

		formy.home_phone.focus();

		return false;

	}

	else if (formy.home_email.value == "") {

		alert("Please enter your home e-mail address.");

		formy.home_email.focus();

		return false;

	}

	else if (formy.home_email.value.indexOf ('@', 0) == -1){

		alert("Please enter a valid home e-mail address.");

		formy.home_email.focus();

		return false;

	}

	else if (formy.dob.value == "") {

		alert("Please enter your date of birth.");

		formy.dob.focus();

		return false;

	}

	else if (formy.sex.selectedIndex == 0) {

		alert("Please choose your sex.");

		formy.sex.focus();

		return false;

	}

//	else if (formy.title.value == "") {

//		alert("Please enter your title.");

//		formy.title.focus();

//		return false;

//	}

//	else if (formy.organization.value == "") {

//		alert("Please enter your organization.");

//		formy.organization.focus();

//		return false;

//	}

//	else if (formy.work_address.value == "") {

//		alert("Please enter your work address.");

//		formy.work_address.focus();

//		return false;

//	}

//	else if (formy.work_city.value == "") {

//		alert("Please enter your work city.");

//		formy.work_city.focus();

//		return false;

//	}

//	else if (formy.work_state.selectedIndex == 0) {

//		alert("Please choose your work state.");

//		formy.work_state.focus();

//		return false;

//	}

//	else if (formy.work_zip.value == "") {

//		alert("Please enter your work zip code.");

//		formy.work_zip.focus();

//		return false;

//	}

//	else if (formy.work_phone.value == "") {

//		alert("Please enter your work phone.");

//		formy.work_phone.focus();

//		return false;

//	}

//	else if (formy.work_email.value == "") {

//		alert("Please enter your work e-mail address.");

//		formy.work_email.focus();

//		return false;

//	}

//	else if (formy.work_email.value.indexOf ('@', 0) == -1){

//		alert("Please enter a valid work e-mail address.");

//		formy.work_email.focus();

//		return false;

//	}

	else if (formy.mailing_choice.selectedIndex == 0) {

		alert("Please choose your preferred mailing address.");

		formy.mailing_choice.focus();

		return false;

	}

	else if (formy.degree1.value == "") {

		alert("Please enter your degree.");

		formy.degree1.focus();

		return false;

	}

	else if (formy.year1.value == "") {

		alert("Please enter your year of graduation.");

		formy.year1.focus();

		return false;

	}

	else if (formy.school1.value == "") {

		alert("Please enter your school name.");

		formy.school1.focus();

		return false;

	}

	else if (formy.major1.value == "") {

		alert("Please enter your major.");

		formy.major1.focus();

		return false;

	}

	else if (formy.available_businesshours.selectedIndex == 0) {

		alert("Please choose your business hour availability.");

		formy.available_businesshours.focus();

		return false;

	}

	else if (formy.available_businesshours_lunch.selectedIndex == 0) {

		alert("Please choose your business hour (lunchtime) availability.");

		formy.available_businesshours_lunch.focus();

		return false;

	}

	else if (formy.available_evenings.selectedIndex == 0) {

		alert("Please choose your evening availability.");

		formy.available_evenings.focus();

		return false;

	}

	else if (formy.available_weekends.selectedIndex == 0) {

		alert("Please choose your weekend availability.");

		formy.available_weekends.focus();

		return false;

	}

	else if (formy.professional_background_skills.selectedIndex == -1) {

		alert("Please choose your professional background/skills.");

		formy.professional_background_skills.focus();

		return false;

	}

	else if (formy.volunteer_experience.value == "") {

		alert("Please enter your volunteer experience.");

		formy.volunteer_experience.focus();

		return false;

	}

	else if (formy.volunteer_experience.value.length > 1500) {

        alert("Your volunteer experience is too long.  Please shorten it.");

        formy.volunteer_experience.focus();

        return false;

	}

	else if (formy.arts_background.value == "") {

		alert("Please enter your arts background.");

		formy.arts_background.focus();

		return false;

	}

	else if (formy.arts_background.value.length > 1500) {

        alert("Your arts background is too long.  Please shorten it.");

        formy.arts_background.focus();

        return false;

	}

	if (formy.organizational_preferences_nopreference.checked == false && formy.organizational_preferences_dance.selectedIndex == 0 && formy.organizational_preferences_literaryarts.selectedIndex == 0 && formy.organizational_preferences_media.selectedIndex == 0 && formy.organizational_preferences_music.selectedIndex == 0 && formy.organizational_preferences_theatre.selectedIndex == 0 && formy.organizational_preferences_visualarts.selectedIndex == 0) {

		alert("Please select your organizational preferences.");

		formy.organizational_preferences_dance.focus();

		return false;

	}

return true;

}