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Meet Michelle Jelleff, a founding director and Chair of the START foundation, an organisation that empowers amputees in life through sport. Hear how Michelle's life has been a maze of twists and turns and anything but conventional, not intentionally but rather more of an organic process.

Michelle's passion for sport and the outdoors have given her some extraordinary experiences.

What has she learnt along the way?

Michell's experiences have taught and reinforced that she is strong on both the inside and outside. She is able to go deep within herself and identify an approach to most challenges and opportunities that are thrown at her. They are not always pleasant, but she tries to take an optimistic and solution driven approach. She also tries to stay in the moment as it’s often when you are challenged the most, you learn the most about yourself and others.

In 2013 when her sister-in-law, Kerryn Harvey, almost lost her life through a cycling accident and became an amputee, it certainly tested the entire family and friendship circle. The establishment of START foundation has enabled Michelle to culminate all her personal and professional experience toward the mission of empowering amputees in life through sport. In many ways, it’s the most rewarding role of her career.

START foundation empowers amputees in life through sport, by providing grants to purchase sports prosthesis or adaptive equipment, to assist them to achieve their sporting dreams. Sport allows amputees to engage and interact with family, peers and their community without their disability being front and centre. An amputee’s involvement in sport also demonstrates inclusion and assists in dispelling conscious and unconscious bias associated with the capability of a person with a disability. In a country like Australia where “sport” is the universal language, the impact is profound.

Those who are interested to learn about START can visit our website at: www.startfoundation.org.au or contact Michelle Jelleff directly through her LinkedIn profile

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