Instead of picking up riders at the regionally renowned Handi-Crafters disability-focused employment center, the mascot of Chester County’s convenient ROVER shuttle service got off at that stop and made the rounds in a morale-boosting special visit.

ROVER Dog handed out “paw-shakes,” hugs, Philly Soft Pretzels and personalized ID cards for ROVER riders.

The Krapf’s Coaches-operated service provides dozens of handicap-accessible daily shuttles for transportation to work, home, church, the mall, club meetings, the train station, friends’ places and medical facilities across the Philly area with funds from the Chester County Commissioners and the Pennsylvania State Lottery.

Read more about ROVER and Handi-Crafters in previous VISTA Today coverage here.