Carolyn, our CFMS Rep asked me to post this:

 Pat LaRue of CFMS has the date of our club's joining CFMS; it was l952.  So I requested that we be on the list for a 50+ year membership, and CFMS president, Susan Chaisson told me that she'd be giving us an award at the Riverside meeting.  I don't know when that meeting is, but the Needles club will be noted. 

WOW, this is awesome...60 years that NGMC has been around!!!!!!!!