private void setupLocalFieldParameters(Individual toStore) {
   if (toStore.getFirstName() == null) {
     this.fname = null;
   } else {
     this.fname = toStore.getFirstName().trim().equals("") ? null : toStore.getFirstName().trim();
   }
   if (toStore.getLastName() == null) {
     this.lname = null;
   } else {
     this.lname = toStore.getLastName().trim().equals("") ? null : toStore.getLastName().trim();
   }
   if (toStore.getEmail() == null) {
     this.email = null;
   } else {
     this.email =
         toStore.getEmail().trim().equals("") ? null : toStore.getEmail().trim().toLowerCase();
   }
   if (toStore.getSeat() == null) {
     this.seat = null;
   } else {
     this.seat = toStore.getSeat().trim().equals("") ? null : toStore.getSeat().trim();
   }
   this.date = dateToSQLTimestamp(toStore.getEventDate());
   this.venue = toStore.getEventVenue();
 }