Integrate GroupMe for "texting" or group notifications.
GroupMe has a great interface to allow for two way communication for a group. They have a great API.
The easiest initial implementation would be to send messages to a bot that can be created for a group. To send a message to the group you do a POST to:
https://api.groupme.com/v3/bots/post
Body: {"text" : "Your message here", "bot_id" : "{YourBotId}"}
The message then appears under the bots name in the group and thus does not confuse anyone as to the source or whom to reply to.
GroupMe users have the choice to receive via text or push message but that's up to them.
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Montane Hamilton
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