PBF Speaker
Program: Workplace
“PBF membership would have made a world of difference in my life.”
Jason started playing football at the age of 6 years old for Girrawheen. Football was his life, but he was also very active outside of football. Jason fished, camped, hiked and rode his bike every chance he got. Jason was a cabinetmaker at the time, had a partner and a young child at home and was applying to become a firefighter when he had his accident.
Jason was playing footy as per usual, the ball had been kicked up into the air and a pack of players formed below. He jumped over the pack but his legs were taken out from underneath him. Jason had no time to react, and landed on his head and shoulder, causing a permanent C4/5 spinal cord injury.
Unfortunately, Jason was not a PBF member at the time of his accident which meant he did not have 24/7 financial protection and was not eligible to receive the $250,000 PBF member benefit payment to help with immediate expenses.
Jason explains, “PBF membership would have made a world of difference in my life, as the member benefit payment would have relieved the financial stress for both myself and my partner. I would have got out of hospital sooner, modified my vehicle and could have focused more on my emotional recovery”.