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Frequently Asked Questions |
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Meals/Times: 8:00 am Breakfast 12:30 pm Lunch 6:00 pm Supper |
 All meals are buffet and include: Two main
entrées, two sides, bread, deluxe salad bar (lunch and supper), and
dessert. [Vegetarian entrée options are available and must be
requested by leadership in advance.] |
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Buffet lines are available for 45 minutes during each meal period. |
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Groups will have the same reserved seating at every
scheduled meal. |
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Due to shared dining rooms, all announcements and
prayers should be done in your assigned meeting space. |
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Blue Ridge Assembly offers a variety of snack options
for an additional fee. |
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Blue Ridge Assembly does not allow catering from
outside vendors. |
| Wristbands or colored dots for name badges are
distributed to leadership upon arrival and are required to enter the dining
room. |
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Lodging:
Check-in Time 3:00 pm
Check-out Time 10:00 am |
| Early arrivals or late departures must be approved by your meeting
planner prior to your arrival. There will be an additional fee for groups checking in before noon or checking out after noon. |
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All rooms, cabins, and cottages are
equipped with soap, towels, sheets, blankets, and pillows unless
otherwise arranged by your group leader. |
| Blue Ridge Center and Asheville Hall have telephones in each room while
all other buildings contain house phones. Cell phone reception
is good throughout the property. |
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Wireless internet access
is available in the Blue Ridge Center and surrounding area. |
| Rollaway beds an/or kiddie cots are available at a $10 flat rate rental
fee and can be accommodated in most rooms. |
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Meeting Space |
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Your group will be
allotted one general meeting space. Three weeks prior to group's
arrival you will be notified of assigned room. Breakout spaces
will be assigned according to availability. |
| Your meeting planner will need to request all audio-visual, table and
chair needs for your meeting space three weeks prior to your arrival. |
| For no additional charge, we will provide you with: Registration tables, chairs in your meeting space, 2 tables in your meeting space, a podium and microphone. |
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The following items are available for most meeting spaces: |
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Audio-Visual: overhead, screen, and slide
projectors; TV/VCR/DVD/CD/tape players; sound systems with compact disc,
cassette, and multi-microphone capability; lavaliere and handheld
microphones |
| Portable sound systems are available for an additional $100 fee. |
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An LCD projector is
available for an additional $50 fee. |
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Set up with tables and chairs is available for an additional $100 fee. Table sizes include: 8 or 6-foot tables, 6 foot round tables, or 8 foot half tables |
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Other: podiums, flipcharts and markers;
audio-visual carts, easels, and music stands are all available at no charge. |
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Nails, pins, and duct tape are prohibited. Upon request,
masking tape can be made available at no charge. |
| Outdoor sign holders may be signed out at the front desk for no charge. |
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Recreation |
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offers the following at no charge: |
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Hiking trails |
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Disc Golf |
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Indoor/Outdoor volleyball and basketball courts |
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Lighted Tennis Courts |
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Swimming Pool (summer months only) |
| Horseshoe pits |
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Shuffleboard Court |
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Playground |
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Exercise Room (adults only: ages 18 and up) |
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For an additional fee you can enjoy * |
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Campfires available at either our amphitheater or one of two lake sites for a $50 fee. |
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Craft room |
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Children's Programs |
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Adventure education; including team building, ropes courses, climbing
walls, and more. |
* See the recreation section of our website for
details. These activities must be scheduled in advance. |
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Deposits/Billing |
| Deposits are fully refundable when notice of cancellation is given more than 90 days prior to arrival. |
| For lodge or cabin bookings, the deposit is equal to one night's stay. |
| For room bookings, the deposit will be $50 per reserved room. |
| All new groups may apply to be direct billed for the balance after the event by filling out a credit application/reference form. |
| If a group has no credit or references, full payment will be due upon arrival. |
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General Policies |
| Tobacco use is not permitted anywhere on Assembly property. |
| Pets are not permitted. |
| No candles, alcohol, decorative lighting, helium balloons, glitter, or
confetti is permitted in any building. |
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Bikes,
inline skates, and skateboards are prohibited. |
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lue Ridge Assembly is located in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains and is easily accessible from the Southeast’s major metropolitan areas.