Frank Parra, affectionately known by many South End residents as “Mr. Do-It,” proved he really can do it all by obtaining the title of Mr. South Whidbey 2014.

With a candid and tearful acceptance, Parra, owner of Sebo’s Do-It Center, took the crown at the ninth annual Mr. South Whidbey pageant Saturday evening.

The pageant, a tongue-in-cheek competition and overall celebration of goofiness, is the main fundraising event for Friends of Friends Medical Support Fund, a non-profit organization which assists South Whidbey residents in need of help with medical costs.

The festivities began at around 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4 at Freeland Hall and continued slightly past 10 p.m.

The six men vying for this year’s crown were Parra, Andy Gilbert, Ken Stephens, Tucker Stevens, Erik Jokinen and Jerry Shimek.

The pageant began with a mostly fictional, humorous update on past candidates from emcee Sue Frause, who informed audience members that Mr. South Whidbey 2013 Gordon Stewart was unable to attend as he was cooking that evening at his restaurant, Gordon’s on Blueberry Hill.

In place of the man himself, a cardboard cutout was produced with Stewart’s grinning likeness and was set on the stage for the duration of the pageant.

Former Mr. South Whidbey contestants and Friends of Friends Medical Support Fund volunteers worked to collect donations from cheering fans throughout the evening as attendees sipped wine, enjoyed snacks and chatted with friends and neighbors while enjoying the show of talent, creative fashions and heartfelt and humorous question-and-answer sessions with contestants.

First out of the gate was Stevens, who brought a taste of nostalgia to the stage with his own rendition of the television show “This is Your Life” adorned in surf-ready attire and a long gray ponytail.

Next up was Parra, who entered the room in true handyman fashion dressed as a hammer, throwing Sebo’s-brand goodies into the crowd. During the talent segment, Parra, who said he had never before been on stage, paired up with a pal, Frank Cruz, to perform a medley of jokes as well as a juggling act, which he did while singing “La Bamba” by Ritchie Valens, inciting the crowd into a dancing, clapping extravaganza.

Shimek, known around the South Whidbey School District as Friday Falcon Man for his tradition of dressing as the school mascot on Fridays, brought his Falcon pride to the pageant stage and cracked several jokes during the talent portion before the audience joined him in a Falcon pride song.

Gilbert, a scientist at Whidbey Makers at Ken’s Korner, steered his friend, dressed as a robot, into the hall accompanied by the hearty wails of Led Zeppelin’s “Immigrant Song” booming from the stereo. During the talent segment he and his friend paid another ode to Zeppelin with a guitar and drum duo. The pair was joined by Falcon Man Shimek, also on drums.

Erik Jokinen, a physical education teacher at South Whidbey Middle School, dressed in what he called “traditional Whidbey” attire and entertained the audience with a jovial mix of physical fitness and gym-themed songs accompanied by his friends “the Proud Marys” on backup vocals and another on guitar.

Ken Stephens, network systems administrator at Whidbey General Hospital and regular performer in local theater, brought the Full Monty once again with a strip dance to “Raining Men” by The Weather Girls.

Regretfully, Frause informed attendees that those who wish to compete for the future Mr. South Whidbey title will have but one more chance; the 10th annual Mr. South Whidbey pageant will be the final run.

“You’re probably thinking there is going to be a big party next year and there will be,” said Frause. “It’s going to be kind of a finale party.”

Frause said the Friends of Friends Medical Support Fund will most likely be seeking another means of fundraising after the final Mr. South Whidbey.

Nick Welles, Mr. South Whidbey 2012, stepped up to bestow the crown upon the new Mr. South Whidbey at the end of the night.

Frause announced Parra’s win, inciting whistles, claps and cheers from the crowd as Parra stepped up to receive his traditional cape, crown and scepter.

“Thank you all … I came to this community 28 and a half years ago from the big city, from corporate America where I wore a suit and tie every day,” he said. “When I first met my wife Nancy, I didn’t own a pair of jeans. When I came here I said ‘I’ve got two choices: I can be an office manager or I can be a people manager’. And you folks welcomed me. I’ve got some great friends, thank you friends, and I’ve met some great people. Without you, we couldn’t make this happen. Thank you, Friends of Friends.”

The six candidates raised a combined total of $18,000 for the Friends of Friends Medical Support Fund.