Four ADESA locations, in partnership with the Ford Global Action Team, announced they have raised over $283,000 for JDRF, a leading global organization focused on Type 1 diabetes research.

Employees from ADESA locations in Indianapolis; Boston; Buffalo, N.Y.; and Phoenix along with their families, friends and customers participated in local JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes events.

ADESA Buffalo, in addition to the charity walk, also organized several fundraising events, including a bake sale. ADESA Indianapolis and ADESA Boston both hosted car shows and motorcycle rides.

The Indianapolis location raised the most out of the group — $162,000, more than three times its original goal — through its aforementioned car show and motorcycle ride along with the raffle of a 1971 Pontiac GTO and the auction of a 2013 Porsche Cayenne Turbo, which was donated by a customer whose daughter was recently diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.

Stéphane St-Hilaire, ADESA’s president and chief executive officer, commented on his organization’s long-standing philanthropic relationship with JDRF.

“We’re proud to work in partnership with the Ford Global Action Team to support JDRF and to help fund this much-needed research,” St-Hilaire said. Thank you to our employees, our customers and our industry partners who contributed so generously to this cause. Because of this dedication, we were again able to exceed our fundraising goals.”

Edsel B. Ford II, board director at Ford Motor Co., applauded the partnership between Ford, ADESA and JDRF.

“This unique team effort has significantly contributed to vital JDRF research that can bring us closer to turning type 1 into type none,” Ford said. “I am extremely proud of this partnership, and I look forward to continuing on this journey with ADESA until we have a world without T1D.”

For more information on JDRF’s research and efforts, visit its site here.