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Stephen Paul's program will be illustrating the history and the malting whiskey making process of Whiskey Del Bac, by Hamilton Distillers.Stephen Paul ~ Biography
Stephen Paul grew up traipsing around the Sonoran Desert. After a degree in Education and teaching environmental education for eight years, he attended two years of architecture school and restored multiple adobe homes in Tucson’s Barrio Viejo. He founded and ran Arroyo Design for 30 years with his wife Elaine. Arroyo Design was a nationally recognized and much-published furniture design and manufacturing company that specialized in the visually beautiful but challenging mesquite wood native to Paul’s Sonoran Desert. In 2011 he and his daughter Amanda founded Hamilton Distillers, makers of Whiskey Del Bac, based on the premise of making a truly Southwestern American Single-Malt Whiskey, using a mesquite fire to dry malt instead of a peat fire. Together, they were 2020 James Beard Semi-finalist nominees. With longtime ties to his hometown of Tucson, Mr. Paul has sat on multiple municipal commissions and non-profit boards. He has recently stepped aside as Manager of Hamilton Distillers, in favor of bringing in CEO Kent Cheeseman to run the company. As President of the Hamilton Distillers Board of Directors, he remains heavily involved in the day-to-day operations of the distillery.
CommUNITY:
Cliff Bowman is the Chair for the 14th Annual Tucson Classics Car Show. Cliff will wrap-up 2020's Car Show by recognizing our generous sponsors and recapping the Show's results including ticket sales and virtual auction results. We will also hear presentations from Make Way for Books and Pima JTED, and then the club will present our charities with the proceeds from the Car Show!
Tucson's designation as a UNESCO City of Gastronomy is based not only on our 4,000 years of agriculture, or on our great restaurant food, but also on our community cooperation to support local farmers and teach kids and adults to grow some of their own food.
Rotary Club of Tucson is celebrating its Centennial (1921-2021) and at our March 17th meeting, an overview will be provided of the events and happenings from our Centennial Committee. Here is the schedule of presentations for the meeting:
Our Replacement/Social Mixer is the evening of March 10th. Back by popular demand, this mixer will be held at Proof on the patio (St. Philip's Plaza), 4340 N. Campbell Avenue from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Due to COVID-19 Guidelines, the event is limited to 48 people. We will follow all the safety guidelines (masks, hand sanitizer, distancing, and signed waivers will be needed from all those attending who have not previously submitted). Guests are invited, the fee is $20 and will be billed to your account. If you have any questions, please call the Rotary office.
Dean Jones will discuss the effects of the pandemic on higher education.
(This lunch meeting will be in the Casa Luna Room indoors and the speaker will be presenting by Zoom)
Our first Replacement/Social Mixer of 2021 is the evening of February 10th. This mixer is at El Charro Ventana on the patio, 6910 E. Sunrise (Sunrise/Kolb) from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Due to COVID-19 Guidelines, the event is limited to 48 people. We will follow all the safety guidelines (masks, hand sanitizer, distancing, and signed waivers will be needed from all those attending who have not previously submitted). Registration has been closed for this event but if you would like to attend, please contact the Rotary office.
Steve Christy ~ Biography
Rob LaMaster ~ Biography 
The Rotary Club of Tucson Foundation was established in 1975 to provide a means of receiving and disbursing charitable contributions from members, other Rotary Clubs and the general public. The Foundation is established as a 501(c)3. It was noted in a 2017 report that since its inception, the RCOT Foundation has distributed over $5.2 million to various charities. Over the last 10 years approximately $2,050,000 was distributed to 100 charitable organizations. This is in addition to all of the funds raised and distributed for scholarships to the U of A and Pima Community College and various international projects.
Happy Holidays Rotarians!
Tucson is unique in Southwestern history in that it was not a cattle town, nor a mining boom town. Our leading citizens in territorial days included Jewish merchants, a nationally known best selling author, a future New York City mayor, and an untiring champion of poor tubercular patients. On the other hand we had our share of gamblers, dance hall girls, and stage robbers. Here you will find a collection of thumbnail sketches, half-legends, and some stories that might even be true.
Mystery Guest Speaker ~ Biography
We build experiences that build character. We exist to enable kids to build the strength of character that empowers them through a lifetime of new challenges. By seamlessly integrating the game of golf with life skills curriculum, we create learning experiences that build inner strength, self-confidence, and resilience that kids carry to everything they do.
The following is the upcoming Rotary schedule:
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