diff --git a/dav_events/emails.py b/dav_events/emails.py
index 63bed32..e73e0fd 100644
--- a/dav_events/emails.py
+++ b/dav_events/emails.py
@@ -1,15 +1,40 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 import logging
-from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
-from django.contrib.auth.models import Group
 from django.core.mail import EmailMessage
 from django.template.loader import get_template
 
 from . import config
+from .utils import get_group_members
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+def get_recipients(task, sport=None):
+    users = []
+    if task == 'accept':
+        group_var_name = 'MANAGE_ALL_GROUP'
+        group_name = getattr(config, group_var_name, None)
+        if group_name:
+            users.extend(get_group_members(group_name, ignore_missing=True))
+
+        if sport:
+            group_var_name = 'MANAGE_{}_GROUP'.format(sport)
+            group_name = getattr(config, group_var_name, None)
+            if group_name:
+                users.extend(get_group_members(group_name, ignore_missing=True))
+
+    elif task == 'publish':
+        group_var_name = 'INCREMENTAL_PUBLISHER_GROUP'
+        group_name = getattr(config, group_var_name, None)
+        if group_name:
+            users.extend(get_group_members(group_name, ignore_missing=True))
+    else:
+        raise ValueError('utils.get_recipients(): invalid value for task')
+
+    for u in users:
+        yield '{name} <{addr}>'.format(name=u.get_full_name(), addr=u.email)
+
+
 class AbstractMail(object):
     _sender = config.EMAIL_SENDER
     _subject = 'Generic Mail'
@@ -30,7 +55,6 @@ class AbstractMail(object):
         recipients = self._get_recipients()
 
         emo = EmailMessage(subject=subject, body=body, from_email=sender, to=recipients)
-        logger.debug('sending mail to %s', recipients)
         emo.send()
 
 
@@ -74,34 +98,7 @@ class EventToAcceptMail(AbstractEventMail):
         return s
 
     def _get_recipients(self):
-        recipients = []
-
-        sport = self._event.sport
-        group_var_name = 'MANAGE_{}_GROUP'.format(sport)
-        group_name = getattr(config, group_var_name, None)
-        if group_name:
-            try:
-                group = Group.objects.get(name=group_name)
-                for user in group.user_set.all():
-                    r = '{fullname} <{email}>'.format(fullname=user.get_full_name(),
-                                                      email=user.email)
-                    recipients.append(r)
-            except Group.DoesNotExist:
-                pass
-
-        group_var_name = 'MANAGE_ALL_GROUP'
-        group_name = getattr(config, group_var_name, None)
-        if group_name:
-            try:
-                group = Group.objects.get(name=group_name)
-                for user in group.user_set.all():
-                    r = '{fullname} <{email}>'.format(fullname=user.get_full_name(),
-                                                      email=user.email)
-                    recipients.append(r)
-            except Group.DoesNotExist:
-                pass
-
-        return recipients
+        return get_recipients('accept', self._event.sport)
 
 
 class EventAcceptedMail(AbstractEventMail):
@@ -127,18 +124,4 @@ class EventToPublishMail(AbstractEventMail):
         return s
 
     def _get_recipients(self):
-        recipients = []
-
-        group_var_name = 'INCREMENTAL_PUBLISHER_GROUP'
-        group_name = getattr(config, group_var_name, None)
-        if group_name:
-            try:
-                group = Group.objects.get(name=group_name)
-                for user in group.user_set.all():
-                    r = '{fullname} <{email}>'.format(fullname=user.get_full_name(),
-                                                      email=user.email)
-                    recipients.append(r)
-            except Group.DoesNotExist:
-                pass
-
-        return recipients
+        return get_recipients('publish', self._event.sport)
diff --git a/dav_events/utils.py b/dav_events/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e4048a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dav_events/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import logging
+from django.contrib.auth.models import Group
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def get_group_members(group_name, ignore_missing=False):
+    users = []
+    try:
+        group = Group.objects.get(name=group_name)
+        users.extend(group.user_set.all())
+    except Group.DoesNotExist:
+        if not ignore_missing:
+            raise
+
+    return users