As Jeremiah and Kathryn Eisley fight to keep their red kettles out this year, COVID-19 is fighting back.

The Eisleys, who run the local Salvation Army in Rochester, NH, are determined to keep this year’s red kettle campaign — long an icon of holiday giving — alive during the pandemic.

They came prepared: the Salvation Army established guidelines to keep volunteers and donors safe, as well as options for contactless giving.