Inspiration Awards is Thursday evening, December 1st, 2011, at Preservation Park in Oakland, California. Barbara Rodgers, seven-time Emmy award winner, serves as Mistress of Ceremonies. Get your tickets now or contribute to donate@odalc.org.

The following honorees are Bay Area locals who have contributed to their community through innovation and dedication: MC Hammer, Goapele, and Alex Bernstein of NorthSocial.

Business: MC Hammer, on social media at Stanford Graduate School of Business

Artistic Creativity: Goapele, performing her Bay Area hook, “Closer,” live with Drake in SF

Technology: Alex Bernstein’s, NorthSocial tips about editing a Facebook Page

About Oakland Digital: Oakland Digital ODALC encourages local commerce and technological advancements with civic responsibilities by developing the skills of the underserved in the growing Internet & mobile marketplace.