The Albert Lea Salvation Army announced Thursday that all donations made today and Saturday will be doubled.

Salvation Army Capt. Jim Brickson said it is possible by a small group of anonymous donors who pooled together $2 million for matching funds in Minnesota and North Dakota.

“No matter how you donate — at a kettle, online, by phone or in person — every dollar you give will be matched,” Brickson said. “This matching opportunity is both amazing and historic.”

Kettle donors are encouraged snap pictures of themselves showing the peace sign — what the Salvation Army is calling “a sign of northland generosity” — and post them to social media using #double.