diff --git a/utils/email/composer.ts b/utils/email/composer.ts
index a7b6e607..06e1a92c 100644
--- a/utils/email/composer.ts
+++ b/utils/email/composer.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import {Email} from "./email";
 import {Body} from "./body";
+import {ContactForm} from "../../../contact/contact-form";
 
 export class Composer {
   private static noteBodySize = "14px";
@@ -48,6 +49,18 @@ export class Composer {
       return email;
   }
 
+  public static composeEmailForNewCommunity(contactForm: ContactForm, admins: any): Email {
+    let email: Email = new Email();
+
+    email.subject = this.subjectPrefix + contactForm.community + ": Welcome new community";
+    email.body = "<div style='font-size:" + this.noteBodySize + "'><p>Welcome to OpenAIRE Connect!</p>"
+        + "<p>You are receiving this e-mail as test"
+    email.recipients = admins;
+
+    console.log(email)
+    return email;
+  }
+
   public static composeEmailToInformOldManagersForTheNewOnes(communityName: string, communityId: string, firstVersionOfManagers: any, managers: any) : Email {
       let email: Email = new Email();
 
diff --git a/utils/properties/env-properties.ts b/utils/properties/env-properties.ts
index 60d470ae..f539baa5 100644
--- a/utils/properties/env-properties.ts
+++ b/utils/properties/env-properties.ts
@@ -141,4 +141,10 @@ export class EnvProperties {
   claimsInformationLink;
 
   shareInZenodoPage;
+
+  // recaptcha site key
+  reCaptchaSiteKey;
+
+  // contact us recipients
+  admins;
 }