Over $27,000 in cash and equipment was raised to benefit San Francisco's Marshall Elementary School during the 2006 MacBowl, co-hosted by Macworld Magazine and Aspyr Media on January 12, 2006.

Marshall Elementary School serves an at-risk community and was selected as the beneficiary of the fundraiser through the cooperation of San Francisco Unified School District Office. The school stresses a strong emphasis on science, math, and literacy.

Over the previous five years, San Francisco schools have received nearly $95,000 in financial support and high-end Macintosh computers, software and peripherals from the annual MacBowl fundraiser.

Funds and equipment raised through the MacBowl event allow underprivileged and at-risk students to received training and access to the latest and best technologies

"Giving children access to the latest technologies that they would not otherwise be exposed to not only enriches their lives today, it opens up career opportunities for them in the future," said Larry O'Connor, whose company, Other World Computing, participated in the event.

The 2006 MacBowl fundraiser took place at the Yerba Bowling Center, San Francisco, and featured participation and sponsorship by technology-centric companies, like Other World Computing and others.