YMCA Events
YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly is a partner to over 600 groups and conferences every year, and each is unique with their own goals and objectives for their Mountaintop experience. Several of these groups are YMCAs across the Southeast – and one of the ways we enact our mission is through partnering with these YMCAs to impact the lives of youth, teens, families and adults. We are fortunate to host the events highlighted below annually on the Mountain, and each was either started in the YMCA or promoted and run through the Assembly.
With sessions offered in the summer and fall, Family Camp is the perfect way to bond with your family and experience all Blue Ridge has to offer.
Leaders’ School is the largest youth conference held at Blue Ridge and has been meeting since 1922. The purpose of Leaders’ School is teen leadership development through YMCA health and physical education.
Y Achievers helps teens improve academic performance, develop a positive sense of self, build character and explore diverse college and career options.
YMCA Campfire Conference has been a leading training for day and residential camp professional since 1978.
This January training is led by and for camp leaders from throughout the southeast.
The Staff Alumni Reunion brings together former Blue Ridge staff and volunteers who served on the Mountain to celebrate their passion, dedication and meaningful relationships that grew from that experience.
Teen Staff Academy is for YMCA staff members who want to build a stronger foundation for their work with teens.
The Conference on National Affairs is a YMCA youth conference that has convened on the Mountain since 1968 with the goal of helping young citizens learn more about the democratic form of government.
The YMCA Christian Values Conference (CVC) brings together teens from across the country for fellowship and personal growth. CVC is inspired by John 17:21, “that they all may be one.”
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