This year's pies auctioned off at $400! And it was all for a good cause. Is there anything sweeter than a homemade pie? You could have gotten your fill of "sweetness" at the pie baking contest hosted by Maple Crest Senior Living Village, Bluffton, on Feb. 11.

Tied with the spaghetti dinner, the evening raised $1,000 for Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio.

To see a view of all the pies click here.

Twenty- nine pies were entered and judged in three different categories. Roxie Kloeppel, Bluffton won the title of Best Overall Pie with her apple pie and took home the $100 grand prize.

Each winner in the other categories took home $50 for first, $25 for second and $15 for third place.

Fruit category:
Rebecca Luginbill, first place, Caramel Apple
John Gillett, second, Strawberry Rhubarb Custard
Jamie Nygaard, third, Pear

Cream category:

John Gillett, first, Mississippi Mud pie
Maple Crest kitchen, second, Caramel Apple Cheesecake
Rebecca Luginbill, third, Peanut Butter Cream

Nut category:

Rebecca Luginbill, first, Pecan Chocolate
Anita Willow, second, Maple Pecan
Jean Moening, third, Hickory Nut

"After the prizes were awarded, and the spaghetti dinners were eaten, the crowd was offered samples of the pies and allowed to bid on their favorite. Winning bidders went home with a delicious pie; the rest of us went home with full bellies," said Julie Stratton.

To read Julie's blog titled "Pie Heaven," which offers more personal information on some of the pie bakers, click here.