diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/announcements_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/announcements_controller.rb
index 120a4f8..629942e 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/announcements_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/announcements_controller.rb
@@ -60,8 +60,16 @@ class Admin::AnnouncementsController < OrbitAdminController
     bulletin.update_user_id = current_user.id
     if user_can_approve?
       bulletin.approved = true
+      bulletin.save
+    else
+      bulletin.save
+     Thread.new do 
+        begin
+          send_notification_mail_to_managers(bulletin,"approval")
+        rescue e
+        end
+      end
     end
-    bulletin.save
     build_email(bulletin)
     redirect_to params['referer_url']
   end
@@ -73,12 +81,14 @@ class Admin::AnnouncementsController < OrbitAdminController
       bulletin.approved = true
       bulletin.rejected = false
       bulletin.reapproval = false
+      bulletin.save
     else
       bulletin.rejected = true
       bulletin.reapproval = false
       bulletin.rejection_reason = params["reason"]
+      bulletin.save
+      send_rejection_email(bulletin)
     end
-    bulletin.save
     redirect_to admin_announcements_path
   end
 
@@ -106,9 +116,18 @@ class Admin::AnnouncementsController < OrbitAdminController
     end
 
     bulletin.update_attributes(bulletin_params)
-    bulletin.reapproval = true  if bulletin.rejected
-    
-    bulletin.save
+    if bulletin.rejected
+      bulletin.reapproval = true
+      bulletin.save
+      Thread.new do 
+        begin
+          send_notification_mail_to_managers(bulletin,"reapproval")
+        rescue e
+        end
+      end
+    else
+      bulletin.save
+    end
     build_email(bulletin)
     redirect_to params['referer_url']
   end
diff --git a/app/helpers/admin/announcements_helper.rb b/app/helpers/admin/announcements_helper.rb
index 5521577..022063a 100644
--- a/app/helpers/admin/announcements_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/admin/announcements_helper.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,39 @@ module Admin::AnnouncementsHelper
     request.protocol+(request.host_with_port+'/'+ann_page+'/'+'/'+bulletin.to_param).gsub('//','/') rescue "/"
   end
 
+  def send_rejection_email(announcement)
+    user = User.find(announcement.create_user_id) rescue nil
+    if !user.nil?
+      email = user.member_profile.email
+      if !email.nil? && email != ""
+        url = page_for_bulletin(announcement)
+        mail = Email.new(:mail_to => email, :mail_subject => "Announcement rejected : #{announcement.title}.", :template => "email/rejection_email.html.erb", :template_data => {"url" => url, "rejector" => current_user.name, "name" => user.name, "reason" => announcement.rejection_reason})
+        mail.deliver
+      end
+    end 
+  end
+
+  def send_notification_mail_to_managers(announcement, type)
+    authorizations = Authorization.where(:module_app_id => @module_app.id)
+    users = authorizations.collect do |auth|
+      auth.user
+    end
+    users.each do |user|
+      email = user.member_profile.email
+      if !email.nil? && email != ""
+        send_email(user.name, email, announcement, type)
+        sleep(2)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  def send_email(name, useremail, announcement, type)
+    url = page_for_bulletin(announcement)
+    template = (type == "approval" ? "email/new_announcement_email.html.erb" : "email/reapproval_announcement_email.html.erb")
+    email = Email.new(:mail_to => useremail, :mail_subject => "New announcement : #{announcement.title}.", :template => template, :template_data => {"url" => url, "submitter" => current_user.name, "name" => name})
+    email.deliver
+  end
+
   def load_access_level
     if current_user.is_admin?
       @access_level = "admin"
diff --git a/app/views/email/new_announcement_email.html.erb b/app/views/email/new_announcement_email.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8e32c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/email/new_announcement_email.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<h3>Hello <%= @data["name"] %>,</h3>
+<p><%= @data["submitter"] %> submitted a new announcement.
+<a href="<%= @data['url'] %>" > Please click here to view the announcement.</a>
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diff --git a/app/views/email/reapproval_announcement_email.html.erb b/app/views/email/reapproval_announcement_email.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd1d1c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/email/reapproval_announcement_email.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<h3>Hello <%= @data["name"] %>,</h3>
+<p><%= @data["submitter"] %> updated the announcement.
+<a href="<%= @data['url'] %>" > Please click here to view the annoucement.</a>
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diff --git a/app/views/email/rejection_email.html.erb b/app/views/email/rejection_email.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8bc9867
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/email/rejection_email.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<h3>Hello <%= @data["name"] %>,</h3>
+<p><%= @data["rejector"] %> has rejected your announcement<%= @data["reason"].nil? || @data["reason"] == "" ? "." : ", because #{@data["reason"]}" %></p>
+<a href="<%= @data['url'] %>" > Please click here to view the annoucement.</a>
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