$(function() {
    $('.error').hide();
    $(".button").click(function() {
      // validate and process form here
      
      $('.error').hide();
  	var email = $("input#email").val();
  	if (email == "") {
        $("label#email_error").show();
        $("input#email").focus();
        return false;
      }
  	  var dataString = '&email=' + email;
  //alert (dataString);return false;
  $.ajax({
    type: "POST",
    url: "../ufm/mailit.php?cid=3",
    data: dataString,
    success: function() {
      $('#contact_form').html("<div id='message'></div>");
      $('#message').html("<h2>Form Submitted!</h2>")
      .append("<p>Thank you for subscribing to our Newsletter!</p>")
      .hide()
      .fadeIn(1500, function() {
        $('#message').append("");
      });
    }
  });
  return false;
  
      
    });
  });