$3.5 million gift boosts Junior Achievement center next to Alliance Academy in Cumming - Forsyth News

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$3.5 million gift boosts Junior Achievement center next to Alliance Academy in Cumming

Philanthropists Mike and and Lynn Cottrell announce donation in Gainesville

Mike Cottrell, with wife Lynn, hands over a $3.5 million donation to Jack Harris, president and CEO of Junior Achievement of Georgia, Friday in Gainesville. - photo by Carlos Galarza/The Times

0128achievement — Mike Cottrell, with wife Lynn, hands over a $3.5 million donation to Jack Harris, president and CEO of Junior Achievement of Georgia, Friday in Gainesville. - photo by Carlos Galarza/The Times

CUMMING -- North Georgia philanthropist and businessman Mike Cottrell admits he’s always had a soft spot for Junior Achievement since the days of his youth in Pennsylvania.