function verifyBecomeAPal() {
    var themessage = "Please fill in the field ";
   
    if (document.BecomeAPal.emailAddress.value === "") {
        themessage = themessage + " Email";
    }
    if (document.BecomeAPal.emailConfirm.value === "") {
        themessage = themessage + " Email Confirm";
    }
     if (document.BecomeAPal.firstname.value === "") {
        themessage = themessage + " First Name";
    }
    if (document.BecomeAPal.lastname.value === "") {
        themessage = themessage + " Last Name";
    }
    if (document.BecomeAPal.initial.value === "") {
        themessage = themessage + " Initial for Nickname";
    }
    if (document.BecomeAPal.City.value === "") {
        themessage = themessage + " City or Cities or Regions";
    }
    if (document.BecomeAPal.Province.value === "") {
        themessage = themessage + "  Province or Provinces or States";
    }
    if (document.BecomeAPal.Country.value === "") {
        themessage = themessage + " Country or Countries or Route";
    }
    if (document.BecomeAPal.area === "") {
        themessage = themessage + " Area: a List of Named Hotspots You Like";
    }
    if (document.BecomeAPal.areaBirds.value === "") {
        themessage = themessage + " Area Birds You Like to Show";
    }
    if (document.BecomeAPal.note.value === "") {
        themessage = themessage + " Note About You and What You Like to Do";
    }
    if (document.BecomeAPal.available.value === "") {
        themessage = themessage + " Available (Anytime or Weekends)";
    }
   
    if (document.BecomeAPal.languages.value === "") {
        themessage = themessage + " Languages that You Speak";
    }
    //if (document.BecomeAPal.photoUrl.value === "") {
    //    themessage = themessage + " Avatar Url";
    //}
   
    //var avatar = "";
    
    //var website = "";
   
    //var map = "";
    //var lifelist = "";

    // Private
    //var address = "";
    //var phone = "";
    //var cell = "";
    //var company = "";
    //var skype = "";
    //var incaseofemergency = "";

    // var faxWord = "";
   
    if (document.BecomeAPal.faxWord.value === "") {
        themessage = themessage + " Type This Word";
    } else {
        if (document.BecomeAPal.faxWord.value === "HAWK"
                ||
                document.BecomeAPal.faxWord.value === "hawk") {
            // pass
        } else {
            themessage = themessage + " -  type the This Word again";
        }
    }
    
    //alert if fields are empty and cancel form submit
    if (themessage === "Please fill in the field ") {
        document.BecomeAPal.submit();
    } else {
        alert(themessage);
        return false;
    }
}