Cars of all shapes, sizes and models were welcomed to the ninth annual Sarah Beckett Memorial Cruise in Langford on Sunday (April 14).

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Jennings started running the event after BeckettB次元官网网址檚 death to help raise money for her family. Jennings said there is a common misconception that upon the death of an RCMP officer, there is a large sum of money given to the family.

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According to Jennings, Beckett was a dear friend to the car community across Victoria and would always come and hang out with the group in her Ford Mustang.

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Beckett left behind two young children and a husband, and in its first year, the memorial cruise was able to raise $102,000 for them through a GoFundMe campaign.

The people attending the cruise could purchase a decal for $10 at each stop, displaying BeckettB次元官网网址檚 badge number 51939 and the current year. The colours alternate between red and white, representing the Canadian flag when turned on its side.

The proceeds from the memorial cruise since then go towards DARE, an anti-drug and alcohol education program for children.

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She and her fianc茅 Graham Bunn organized the event. Bunn drove the community ambulance, which had been converted into an RV acting as a support vehicle for the group on these long road trips.

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Kelly Corbett, who has been involved with the cruise from the start, said the group was well-mannered and had strict rules about what was acceptable on the road.

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The group met at Fountain Tire in Langford at 7:30 a.m. and over 20 cars drove up to Motorsport Circuit in Duncan, where they met with the rest of their group coming down from Nanaimo.

Once at Motorsport Circuit, the group headed to Port Renfrew to drive the B次元官网网址楻enfrew loop,B次元官网网址� a popular driving location.

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The tenth year will mark the end of the Sarah Beckett Memorial Cruise, and plans are underway to make it as big as the first event, Jennings said.

B次元官网网址淣ext year, as being the final year, we want to go out with a bang,B次元官网网址� Jennings said.