Responded to 83 disaster operations
Installed 147 free smoke alarms
58 Homes made safer
Delivered 259 services for military members, veterans and their families
Trained 1,458 people in lifesaving skills like CPR, First Aid and AED
Instructed 1,269 students in aquatics and water safety
The Red Cross is here for you. Please call us 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767) - 24 hours a day.
Information on blood drives, blood donation appointments as well as your personal blood donor account can be found on our Red Cross Blood website (click the link below). You may also call us 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
We provide help for members of the military, veterans and their families to prepare for, cope with and respond to the challenges of military service. Call 1-877-272-7337 (24 hours a day) or click below to learn more.
The Red Cross offers classes in: CPR, first aid, lifeguarding, learn to swim, water safety and more. Click below to learn more.
For questions about classes or certification cards you may also call: 1-800-RED-CROSS.
Deshun Avery joined the American Red Cross as the executive director for the Panhandle Plains Chapter in August 2023. The chapter consists of 41 counties with over 434,000 residents.
Prior to joining the Red Cross, Avery served at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center for 18 years. Avery helped create a values-based culture and provide leadership training and development classes to over 5,000 employees, who were located on various campuses in Lubbock, Amarillo, Abilene, Midland, Odessa, Dallas, San Angelo and many more satellite locations throughout Texas including employees at 27 correctional facilities.
Avery has gleaned a wealth of inspiration from activist and civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. One of his favorite quotes from Dr. King is, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’”
Working for the American Red Cross Avery plans to ‘do for others’ by helping to alleviate human suffering across the panhandle plains community.
