The objects of the Society are to relieve sickness and protect health by promoting the carrying of Donor Cards and in particular multi-organ Donor Cards and acting as a help and support group for Donor and Recipient families. BODY has a core membership of families wishing to actively support the above aims or to keep in friendly contact with other involved families. Otherwise the Society is a non member organisation, approaches usually being for 'needs of the moment'. Naturally things have moved on since the Rules were written when the Society was formed in January 1984. The original cardboard kidney donor card is now a plastic, credit size, multi-organ donor registration card issued when one obtains a leaflet to register on the National Organ Donor Register.
Requests are usually for information, emotional support or to find other groups and organisations.
Sometimes there is a problem. At other times the need is for friendly understanding and occasionally to actively support the Society's aims. Many requests for information are received from the public, media and health professionals. It is pleasing when enquiries are received from School and College students and staff. In January 1986 the Commemorative Family Tree Scheme was launched with the dedication of the West Avenue of 76 lime trees in Wimpole Park.