function sendContactMessage()
{
	var objForm = document.getElementById( 'contactForm' );

	if ( !objForm )
	{
		return false;
	}

	$( '#contactForm' ).ajaxForm({ 
        // target identifies the element(s) to update with the server response 
		target: '#contactDashboardDiv',

		// beforeSubmit identifies what to do with the form before submit it, in this case, we going to use mauricio's validate method.
		beforeSubmit: 
		function() 
		{ 
			if ( false == validateForm( objForm ) )
			{
				return false;
			}
		}, 

        // success identifies the function to invoke when the server response 
        // has been received; here we apply a fade-in effect to the new content 
        success: function() { 
            $( '#contactDashboardDiv' ).fadeIn( 'slow' ); 
        } 
    });

	$( '#contactForm' ).submit();

	return true;
}