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Tolland Businessman Named Featured Speaker at Junior Achievement Breakfast

Tolland residentΒ Raymond J. Sprague has been named aΒ featured speaker at the 10th Annual Partners in Achievement Breakfast.

The event, dedicated to supportingΒ the financial literacy, workforce readiness and entrepreneurship programs of Junior Achievement, will be held onΒ Friday,Β May 17 at the Hartford Marriott Downtown, according to a news release.

Sprague currently serves asΒ senior vice president of Small Commercial insurance for The Hartford, and isΒ a member of the Board of Directors of Junior Achievement of Southwest New England.

Junior Achievement's mission is to "educate and inspire young people to value free enterprise andΒ understand business and economics to improve the quality of their lives," according to the organization's Web site.

β€œThe Hartford is proud to support Junior Achievement and its programs that help to develop a talented, qualified and diverse workforce,” Sprague said in a prepared statement.

β€œWe applaud JA’s mission to empower young people to own their economic success," he added.

For more information, visitΒ www.jaconn.net. Β Β 

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