diff --git a/rowers/tasks.py b/rowers/tasks.py
index 6e882bcd..b3fed727 100644
--- a/rowers/tasks.py
+++ b/rowers/tasks.py
@@ -38,6 +38,29 @@ def textify(html):
     # Strip single spaces in the beginning of each line
     return text_only.replace('\n ', '\n').strip()
 
+def send_template_email(from_email,to_email,subject,template,context,*args,**kwargs):
+    
+    htmly = get_template(template)
+
+    html_content = htmly.render(context)
+    text_content = textify(html_content)
+        
+    msg = EmailMultiAlternatives(subject, text_content, from_email, to_email)
+    msg.attach_alternative(html_content, "text/html")
+
+
+    if 'emailbounced' in kwargs:
+        emailbounced = kwargs['emailbounced']
+    else:
+        emailbounced = False
+
+    if not emailbounced:
+        res = msg.send()
+    else:
+        return 0
+
+    return res
+
 from utils import deserialize_list
 
 from rowers.dataprepnodjango import (
@@ -1096,21 +1119,7 @@ def handle_sendemailnewresponse(first_name, last_name,
         'commentid':commentid
         }
 
-    html_content = htmly.render(d)
-    text_content = textify(html_content)
-        
-    msg = EmailMultiAlternatives(subject, text_content, from_email, [fullemail])
-    msg.attach_alternative(html_content, "text/html")
-
-
-    if 'emailbounced' in kwargs:
-        emailbounced = kwargs['emailbounced']
-    else:
-        emailbounced = False
-
-    if not emailbounced:
-        res = msg.send()
-        
+    res = send_template_email(from_email,[fullemail],subject,'teamresponseemail.html',d,**kwargs)        
 
     return 1