diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d2fee77..bc07568 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ prefix = "~"
 event_channel = 0
 # List of roles that can use the bot
 event_roles = [0]
+# List of roles to ping when a new event is posted
+ping_roles = [0]
 # Timezone to display events, supported timezones can be found at https://docs.rs/chrono-tz/0.5.1/chrono_tz/#modules
 event_timezone = "America/New_York"
 # Path to place logs in
diff --git a/migrations/2020-07-10-032139_bigger_desc_field/down.sql b/migrations/2020-07-10-032139_bigger_desc_field/down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0b6650
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/2020-07-10-032139_bigger_desc_field/down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+-- This file should undo anything in `up.sql`
+ALTER TABLE events MODIFY event_desc VARCHAR(255) ;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/migrations/2020-07-10-032139_bigger_desc_field/up.sql b/migrations/2020-07-10-032139_bigger_desc_field/up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3fee40b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/2020-07-10-032139_bigger_desc_field/up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+-- Your SQL goes here
+ALTER TABLE events MODIFY event_desc VARCHAR(2050);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/discord/mod.rs b/src/discord/mod.rs
index 9251946..c7879a6 100644
--- a/src/discord/mod.rs
+++ b/src/discord/mod.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ pub fn send_message_to_reaction_users(ctx: &Context, reaction: &Reaction, msg_te
 
         let event = match get_event_by_msg_id(db_link, message_id) {
             Ok(event) => event,
-            Err(_) => {
+            Err(e) => {
+                error!("Error getting event from reaction {}", e);
                 return;
             }
         };
@@ -97,6 +98,10 @@ pub fn send_event_msg(
 
     let native_time = utc_time.with_timezone(&config.event_timezone);
 
+    let ping_roles = config.ping_roles.clone().into_iter().map(|role| {
+        format!("<@&{}>", role)
+    }).collect::<Vec<String>>().join(" ");
+
     // Send message
     let msg = channel.id().send_message(&http, |m| {
         m.embed(|e| {
@@ -114,7 +119,7 @@ pub fn send_event_msg(
                 .timestamp(utc_time.to_rfc3339())
                 .field("Location", &event.event_loc, true)
                 .field("Organizer", &event.organizer, true)
-        })
+        }).content(ping_roles)
     })?;
 
     if react {
diff --git a/src/hypebot_config.rs b/src/hypebot_config.rs
index c510e74..0b07737 100644
--- a/src/hypebot_config.rs
+++ b/src/hypebot_config.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ pub struct HypeBotConfig {
     pub prefix: String,
     pub event_channel: u64,
     pub event_roles: Vec<u64>,
+    pub ping_roles: Vec<u64>,
     #[serde(deserialize_with = "from_tz_string")]
     pub event_timezone: Tz,
     pub log_path: String,