Valentine’s Day is a time to give gifts to loved ones, and there is a way people can give a life-saving gift this holiday through the American Red Cross Blood Drive.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept.¬-Crescenta Valley Station will be holding a blood drive today, Thursday, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the CV Station, 4554 Briggs Ave. Walk-ups are welcome but for those who would like to make an appointment visit www.redcrossblood.org and include sponsor code: Badgesocal.

According to the American Red Cross, one donation can save up to three lives and every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood.