diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/announcements_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/announcements_controller.rb
index 629942e..a485646 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/announcements_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/announcements_controller.rb
@@ -63,12 +63,12 @@ class Admin::AnnouncementsController < OrbitAdminController
       bulletin.save
     else
       bulletin.save
-     Thread.new do 
-        begin
-          send_notification_mail_to_managers(bulletin,"approval")
-        rescue e
-        end
-      end
+     # Thread.new do 
+     #    begin
+     #      send_notification_mail_to_managers(bulletin,"approval")
+     #    rescue e
+     #    end
+     #  end
     end
     build_email(bulletin)
     redirect_to params['referer_url']
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class Admin::AnnouncementsController < OrbitAdminController
       bulletin.reapproval = false
       bulletin.rejection_reason = params["reason"]
       bulletin.save
-      send_rejection_email(bulletin)
+      # send_rejection_email(bulletin)
     end
     redirect_to admin_announcements_path
   end
@@ -119,12 +119,12 @@ class Admin::AnnouncementsController < OrbitAdminController
     if bulletin.rejected
       bulletin.reapproval = true
       bulletin.save
-      Thread.new do 
-        begin
-          send_notification_mail_to_managers(bulletin,"reapproval")
-        rescue e
-        end
-      end
+      # Thread.new do 
+      #   begin
+      #     send_notification_mail_to_managers(bulletin,"reapproval")
+      #   rescue e
+      #   end
+      # end
     else
       bulletin.save
     end