2009 Monona Pie Party

The purpose of the 2008 Monona Pie Party was raise funds for the Winnequah Tile Mural Project in Winnequah School.

In recognition of the 3rd through 6th grade students who would be attending Winnequah School for the first time after its renovation a Tile Mural of the students artwork was to be installed in the Winnequah cafeteria. The total cost was expected to be $10,000 to $15,000.

The 2008 Monona Pie Party raised $7,000 toward the mural project thanks to businesses and friends of the Pie Party Committee and the Monona PTO.

Specifically the Monona Pie Party would like to thank the following businesses for contributing to the event.

2008 Monona Pie Party Sponsors

Bruce Fritz Photography

Copps Foods

Huntington Learning Center

Kessenich's Ltd

Monona Farmers Market

Monona Motors

Monona Veterinary Clinic

Natural Step of Monona 

Steep n Brew

The Urban Villa

Vito's - Cerniglia Products Inc.

Wiedenbeck, Inc

Willy Street Coop

Woodman's Grocery

The Winnequah Tile Mural Project

Clay Bay artists-in-residence, Jeanne and David Aurelius, worked with students, school staff, and community members to create the ceramic tile wall mural in the Winnequah Elementary cafeteria. 

The artists have been working with Wisconsin schools, churches, and community non-profits for 12 years.  The murals are a tribute to the artists’ ability  to mold individual creativity into a communal artistic effort.  Their belief that the value of each mural lies in the joy and learning of the process that created it drives them to work diligently with each new community of artists to find their common visions and values, and incorporate them into their mural.

The Winnequah Tile Mural is 16 feet wide and 5 feet tall.

2008 Monona Pie Party Top Fundraising Pies

"Top fundraising pies" is sum of the auctioned pie price and the dollar votes (or equivalent) from the sampling pie voting container.

1^st Place goes to: Kristin Sobol's "Pork Apple Sauerkraut Pie"

2^nd Place goes to: Sue Manning for "Grandma's Louisiana Pecan Pie"

3^rd Place goes to: Pat Coyne for "Crummy Apple Pie"

First place winner Kristin Sobol received $100 in cash, $25 in gift certificates to the Monona Farmers' Market, and her choice of the three pie plates donated by the artists in residence for the Winnequah Tile Mural Project.

Second place winner Sue Manning received $25 in gift certificates to the Monona Farmers' Market, and her choice of the two remaining pie plates.

Third place winner Pat Coyne recieved $25 in gift certificates to the Monona Farmers' Market, and the remaining pie plate.

Honorable mention goes to the runner's up:

Jessica Ace for "Buffalo Chicken Pie"

Michelle Gronski for "Kaula Kissed Chocolate Pie"

Deb Lyons-Zaber for "Raspberry Pie"

Bonnie Mitchell for "Raspberry Pie"

Joel Overdier for "Apricot Tart with Chevre Brulee"

Wayne Kimmell for "Wish I was in Key West Key Lime Pie"

Sandra Homberg for "Brandy-Apple Pie"

Cathy Bernards for "Candy Bar Pie"

Judy Pincus for "Northstar Cherry Pie"

Emily Townsend for "Crinkle & Smoothy Pie"

Liz Primozic for "Political Pie" or "Yukon Gold vs. Sweet Potato"

John DeBacher for "Aunt Ann's Crumble Apple Pie"

Finally, we'd like to recognize people whose pie entries, when combined, earned the most for the Winnequah Tile Mural Project.

Top 5 Money Makers

Kristin Sobol  $297

Judy Pincus   $148

Emily & Quillan Townsend   $146

Sue Manning $138

Shirley Klinker $109

We would also like to recognize the 2008 Monona Pie Party committee members for their long hours and enthusiasm:

Allison Holmes      Kristen Sobol              

Sean Jindrich         Emily Townsend   

Peter Kuzma           Cheri Knight

Stacy Pipson          Ann Schroeder