$(function() { 
 $("#hf-submit").click(function() {  
								
// validate and process form here  
$(".hf-required").css("background", "#FFF"); 

// get form values
var name = $("input#hf-name").val();
var number = $("input#hf-number").val();
var email = $("input#hf-email").val();
var message = $("textarea#hf-msg").val();
var newsletter = $("input[name='hf-optin']:checked").val();

// check for required fields
if (name == "") {  
$("input#hf-name").css("background", "#FDD");  
$("input#hf-name").focus();  
return false;  
}
if (number == "") {  
$("input#hf-number").css("background", "#FDD");  
$("input#hf-number").focus();  
return false;  
} 
if (email == "") {  
$("input#hf-email").css("background", "#FDD");
$("input#hf-email").focus();  
return false;  
}
if (message == "") {  
$("textarea#hf-msg").css("background", "#FDD");
$("textarea#hf-msg").focus();  
return false;  
}
if (newsletter != "Subscribe") {  
newsletter = "No Thanks"; 
}

var dataString = '&name=' + name + '&number=' + number + '&email=' + email + '&message=' + message + '&newsletter=' + newsletter;

//alert (dataString);return false;

$.ajax({  
type: "POST",  
url: "scripts/sendform.php",  
data: dataString,  
success: function() {  
$('#help-form').html("<div id='message'><p class='cb_msg'>Thanks<br />Your message has been sent.</p></div>");
},
error: function() { 
$('#help-form').html("<div id='message'><p class='cb_msg'>Sorry<br />Due to an error your mail has not been sent.</p></div>");
}
});  
return false;  
});  
});