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African Goodwill Awards Honors Noel Irwin Hentschel.


BEVERLY HILLS Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. , Calif. -- AmericanTours International's (ATI (ATI Technologies Inc., Markham Ontario, http://ati.amd.com) A leading manufacturer of graphics chips and display adapters. Founded in 1985 by K. Y. Ho, Benny Lau and Lee Lau, ATI chips and boards are widely used by OEMs. ) Founder/Chairman/CEO Noel Irwin Lieutenant-General Noel Mackintosh Stuart Irwin (1892 – 1972) was a British soldier, who played a prominent role in the British Army after the Dunkirk evacuation, and in the Burma Campaign.  Hentschel will be honored as an official African Goodwill Ambassador This title may refer to:
  • UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
  • UNDP Goodwill Ambassador
  • UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador
  • UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador
  • UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
  • UNIDO Goodwill Ambassador
  • UNIFEM Goodwill Ambassador
  • WHO Goodwill Ambassador
 at the 2006 African Goodwill Awards, Saturday, April 29, at the Veteran's Memorial Auditorium in Culver City. Other honorees are the late attorney Johnny Cochran, Dr. V. Lazarus, Dr. S Dr.

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Irwin Hentschel is being honored for her work with the Rosa & Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development, which provides inner city disadvantaged youngsters with annual historical and educational research freedom rides aboard ATI's giant buses. The informative journeys through many U.S. states and Canada traces the path of the underground railroad, emphasizing its important role as an integral part of the early civil rights movement.

The awards program, under the direction of CalState University Dominguez Hills' president, Dr. James Lyons Sr., will be hosted by actress Phyllis Stickney and Dr. Solomon Egbuber.

In 1999, Irwin Hentschel's The Noel Foundation honored Rosa Parks with its "Life" award for her "courage, compassion and commitment to our youth." Recently (Feb. 23), Noel was the keynote speaker at The 11th Annual Black History Day's luncheon for the Workers Compensation Appeals Board honoring the memory of the late civil rights activist. Also, along with politicians and pastors, Noel was one of the speakers at Parks' funeral last Nov. 2, in Detroit.

As ATI chairman, Noel presides over the largest in-bound travel company in North America, which is the third largest woman-owned business in Los Angeles. The agency brings nearly one-million international visitors to America each year. In 2001, ATI was named the preferred supplier to AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association.


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 providing a customized Internet booking site for over 70 AAA/CAA clubs. AAA is America's largest retail travel network with $4 billion in annual travel revenues.
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