HURON — Halloween is a time for ghosts, goblins, scarecrows and skeletons, and for getting a good scare.

For many kids – of all ages – Halloween is about candy of all types.

But for many children, that part of Halloween is not all fun and sweet treats.

For instance, one in 13 children have food allergies of one kind or another. Those with an allergy or intolerance to things like peanuts, lactose or other common ingredient often see their “Trick-or Treat” hopes go by the wayside.

That is where the Teal Pumpkin Project comes in, with a helping hand from the Huron Area Women Business Leaders.

“Teal Pumpkin is an initiative to provide safe, non-food items for kids on Halloween,” said HAWBL member Julie Hoffmann.

When trick-or-treaters, or their parents see a teal pumpkin on a doorstep, that lets them know there are non-food treats available at that stop.

HAWBL is working toward providing those ‘teal pumpkin’ items for this year’s downtown Trunk-n-Treat event, hosted by Huron Restoration Church.

This year, as a fundraiser for the project, HAWBL is selling food items at the Oct. 9 John Schneider Concert, at the Huron Campus Center, celebrating Riverfront Broadcasting’s 20 years in business.

A portion of the HAWBL sales that night is dedicated to be used to purchase items for the Trunk-n-Treat event, and will provide an alternative treat for those kids affected.

“We will also have a teal pumpkin set up at the concert,” Hoffmann said, “just in case someone wishes to make an additional donation for the kids.”