sort get events by dtstart and load dotenv in email_serivce

Author: tonyqiu123

backend/apps/events/views.py

@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ def get_events(request):
     try:
         search_term = request.GET.get("search", "").strip()
 
-        # Start with base queryset (ordering handled by model Meta)
-        queryset = Events.objects.all()
+        # Start with base queryset, ordered by dtstart
+        queryset = Events.objects.all().order_by('dtstart')
 
         # Apply standard filters (dates, price, club_type, etc.)
         filterset = EventFilter(request.GET, queryset=queryset)

backend/scripts/send_newsletter.py

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 from apps.newsletter.models import NewsletterSubscriber  # noqa: E402
 from services.email_service import email_service  # noqa: E402
 
-
 def send_newsletter_to_all():
     """Send newsletter to all active subscribers"""
 

backend/services/email_service.py

@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 import django
 import requests
 from django.conf import settings
+import dotenv
+
+dotenv.load_dotenv()
 
 # Setup Django if not already configured
 if not settings.configured: