function getCookie(c_name)//this function is from w3schools.com
{
if (document.cookie.length>0)
  {
  c_start=document.cookie.indexOf(c_name + "=");
  if (c_start!=-1)
    { 
    c_start=c_start + c_name.length+1; 
    c_end=document.cookie.indexOf(";",c_start);
    if (c_end==-1) c_end=document.cookie.length;
    return unescape(document.cookie.substring(c_start,c_end));
    } 
  }
return "";
}

//check if logged in to volunteer solutions
function checkCookie(){
	var cookie = getCookie('vssession');
	if(cookie != null && cookie !=""){
		document.getElementById('logout').style.display="";
		document.getElementById('navList').style.display="";
		//alert("You are logged in.");
	}else{
		document.getElementById('login').style.display="";
		//alert("You are not logged in.")
	}
}