function formatFirstChar($string) {
	$length    = strlen($string);
	$firstChar = substr($string, 0, 1);
	$formattedString = "<span class=\"firstchar\">" . $firstChar  . "</span>";
	$remainder = substr($string, 1, $length);
	$formattedString = $formattedString . $remainder;
	
	return $formattedString;
}