By Nyame-Kye Kondo Special to the AFROAssociated Black Charities held its annual event “The Cookout” on Sept. 13, offering a fitting sendoff to a summer filled with community, fellowship and fun. Sharon Moore and son, Jamie Bright enjoy frozen treats at the ABC cookout. Dana, Aria and Robert Carr Jr. enjoy the ABC cookout as a family. Talea Gillespie, Layla Skye Gillespie and Demetric Gillespie, of The Fun Factory, enjoy the community event and say they can’t wait for next year. We are a locally Baltimore-based event rental company, and this is our second year participating in the Cookout,” Gillespie said.