On 22 November 2002 at The Lowry Hotel, Manchester, MCASS, along with HMI Hitchenor Maher and the House Of Fraser, staged what is set to known as the social event of the MCASS year. The event was the MCASS & HMI Charity Fashion Dinner.

HMI, along with LCASS, have staged similar events for many years in Leeds, and through this have raised many thousands of pounds for charity. The charity chosen for the Manchester event was Francis House Children's Hospice, which is based in Didsbury in South Manchester.

After months of planning, the 250 dinner tickets sold out within two weeks of going on sale, and therefore a second release of tickets was made, the after dinner tickets, of which many were sold for the evening. In total, including the backstage staff, there were approximately 400 people in attendance the evening, along with many local celebrities.

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