diff --git a/api/eventHandler.go b/api/eventHandler.go
index f909ba8..af3d304 100644
--- a/api/eventHandler.go
+++ b/api/eventHandler.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func (a *APIHandler) StartNewEvent(c *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if err := a.DbHandler.StartNewEvent(event); err != nil {
+	if err := a.DbHandler.StartNewEvent(&event); err != nil {
 		a.logger.Error("StartNewEvent", err)
 		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"message": err.Error()})
 		return
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ func (a *APIHandler) StartNewEvent(c *gin.Context) {
 
 	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{
 		"message": "New Event added " + event.Name,
+		"data":    event,
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/handlers/events.go b/handlers/events.go
index 4998a54..e1a7b7a 100644
--- a/handlers/events.go
+++ b/handlers/events.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"gitea.tecamino.com/paadi/memberDB/models"
 )
 
-func (dh *DatabaseHandler) StartNewEvent(event models.Event) error {
+func (dh *DatabaseHandler) StartNewEvent(event *models.Event) error {
 	if !dh.DatabaseOpened() {
 		return errors.New("database not opened")
 	}