"It's warmer. It's safer. And it's warmer."
Uh, Michelle. That's only two reasons.
"No," she answers. "It's three. Warmer. Safer. And Warmer."
For those unfamiliar, Pledge 2 Plunge is the Y's biggest fund-raising event of the year.
Teams representing businesses and community organizations raise money through pledges for the pleasure of leaping off the Y dock and plunging into the chilly waters of Robinwood Lake.
And, by all accounts, those waters are indeed chilly, but they'll likely be at least a little warmer on the last Saturday in April than they would have been on the first Saturday in March.
"We had considered doing a virtual event," said Christa Heilig, chairwoman of the Y's board of directors. "But the fun comes from seeing people actually dive into that water and watching them come back out."