Kroger Marketplace in Centerville hosted the diaper drive on behalf of Brigid’s Path from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 10, 2015

The Bowling for Babies fundraiser was held at Poelking Lanes South in Miami Township, near the Dayton Mall.

A group of women are in the process of applying for nonprofit status for their organization Brigid’s Path, which aims to provide care for newborn babies as they detox from drugs they were exposed to before birth at a fraction of what it costs to stay in hospitals’ intensive care units.

“Our goal is to teach the community that the disease of addiction is truly a disease and to look at those who suffer from that disease with sympathy and not stigma.”