diff --git a/admin/donors.php b/admin/donors.php
index 0f60df3a..fc87c63a 100644
--- a/admin/donors.php
+++ b/admin/donors.php
@@ -100,7 +100,11 @@ switch($_GET['action']) {
 		exit;
 		break;
  	case 'activityinfo_save':
-		save_activityinfo();
+		if(save_activityinfo()){
+			happy_(i18n("Activity Logged"));
+		}else{
+			error_(i18n("Unable to save activity log"));
+		}
 		exit;
 		break;
 }
@@ -356,16 +360,34 @@ function draw_activityinfo_form(){
 <?php
 }
 
-// Save the activity info that was submitted
-function save_activityinfo(){
-	$query = "INSERT INTO fundraising_donor_logs (sponsors_id, dt, users_id, log)";
-	$query .= "VALUES (" . $_GET['id'] . ",NOW(), " . $_SESSION['users_id'] . ",'" . $_POST['comment'] . "')";
-	if(mysql_query($query)){
-		happy_(i18n("Note Added"));
-	}else{
-		error_(i18n("Error Inserting Record"));
-	}
+// Save an activity info log.  Returns true on success, false on failure.
+// if arguments are omitted, we try try to get them from the environment
+function save_activityinfo($comment = null, $donorId = null, $userId = null){
+	$returnval = false;
 
+	// grab the values from our environment if they're not passed as arguments
+	if($comment == null) $comment = getValue('comment');
+	if($donorId == null) $donorId = getValue('id');
+	if($userId == null) $userId = getValue('users_id');
+
+	// if all is good, add a record
+	if($comment != null && $donorId != null && $userId != null){
+		$query = "INSERT INTO fundraising_donor_logs (sponsors_id, dt, users_id, log) ";
+		$query .= "VALUES (" . $donorId . ",NOW()," . $userId . ",'" . $comment . "')";
+		if(mysql_query($query)){
+			$returnval = true;
+		}
+	}
+	return $returnval;
+}
+
+// attempts to grab the desired index from _GET, _POST, and _SESSION in that order,
+// and returns it's value on success.  returnl null on failure.
+function getValue($index){
+	if(array_key_exists($index, $_GET)) return $_GET[$index];
+	if(array_key_exists($index, $_POST)) return $_POST[$index];
+	if(array_key_exists($index, $_SESSION)) return $_SESSION[$index];
+	return null;
 }
 
 ?>