{"id":358745,"date":"2021-12-31T06:05:16","date_gmt":"2021-12-30T20:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=358745"},"modified":"2021-12-31T06:05:16","modified_gmt":"2021-12-30T20:05:16","slug":"tylers-gelatte-stone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/tylers-gelatte-stone\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyler\u2019s Gelatte Stone"},"content":{"rendered":"

Italians call their frozen dessert \u201cgelato.\u201d But Ben Babauta wanted a name that would immediately convey that his new business\u2014a gelato shop\u2014is a local, Saipan-based company. That\u2019s when he hit upon the idea of creating a portmanteau of \u201cgelato\u201d and \u201clatte stone,\u201d hence \u201cgelatte stone.\u201d Add to that the name of his son, Tyler, and that\u2019s how Babauta came up with Tyler\u2019s Gelatte Stone.<\/p>\n

What stands out, though, is that after opening only in June this year at Sugar King Park, Tyler\u2019s Gelatte Stone has already paved the way for giving back to good causes and lifting up other small businesses through its \u201cSmall Business Sundays.\u201d These noteworthy activities of such a young company are what prompted Saipan Tribune to name the company as its 2021 Small Business of the Year.<\/p>\n

For donations to causes, Babauta said the creamery\u2019s first goal was to make a donation to the Autism Society of the CNMI. Tyler\u2019s raised $1,500 in total for the ASCNMI, and made the donation on Sept. 30.<\/p>\n

Tyler\u2019s put together the $1,500 through purchase-matching campaign and through a portion of the money raised during events Tyler\u2019s calls \u201cSmall Business Sundays.\u201d<\/p>\n

For a one- to two-month period earlier this year Tyler\u2019s pledged that, for every gelato sold, it will donate $1 to the ASCNMI.<\/p>\n

\u201cSmall Business Sunday,\u201d on the other hand, is an event where the community is treated to live music and small businesses are invited to promote and sell their products at Sugar King Park from 3pm to 6pm. The most recent \u201cSmall Business Sunday\u201d was held on Nov. 28.<\/p>\n

So far, Babauta said, there have been four \u201cSmall Business Sundays\u201d and 21 different small businesses have participated.<\/p>\n

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The next cause that Tyler\u2019s wanted to make a donation to was the Northern Marianas Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence. Since October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and the color of the month is purple, Tyler\u2019s developed an ube-based gelato flavor dubbed \u201cI Got U-Bae\u201d and again pledged that, for every gelato sold for the month of October, Tyler\u2019s will donate $1 to the NMCADSV.<\/p>\n

Most recently, Tyler\u2019s pledged that, for every gelato that was purchased and donated to the Division of Youth Services, it will match that donation. Babauta said that 50 of these donation purchases were made, Tyler\u2019s matched them, and now 100 gelatos will be given to DYS\u2019 clients.<\/p>\n

In a text to Saipan Tribune yesterday from DYS director Vivian Sablan, she and DYS express their \u201cutmost appreciation for the partnership\u201d between Tyler\u2019s and DYS.<\/p>\n

Babauta added that, due to the high number of donations, the 100 gelatos will be given over the course of three days. One batch was picked up by DYS staff and distributed on Dec. 23, another batch yesterday, and the final batch will be handed out in January.<\/p>\n

For his advice to other small businesses to get started giving back to good causes, Babauta first advised placing the focus on creating and delivering quality products to your customers and \u201cshow for it.\u201d When ready to begin thinking about conducting outreaches, Babauta advised being thoughtful, \u201cdoing it from the heart,\u201d and pursuing a non-profit organization that is meaningful to you and\/or your family.<\/p>\n

When asked about future plans for Tyler\u2019s, Babauta said the creamery has been in talks with local restaurants to partner up and sell gelatos within their establishments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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