Officials cut the ribbon officially opening an mobile adult day health care veterans program at Mars VFW Post 7505 in Adams Township on Tuesday, June 20. From left are Russell Christiana, Kari Zana, Steven Handler, Jamie Vaughn and Jeston Robinson. Eddie Trizzino/Butler Eagle

ADAMS TWP — Robert Cartwright typically goes to the Mars VFW Post 7505 on Mondays and Fridays, but likely will change his schedule to Tuesdays and Fridays.

Cartwright, an Army veteran living in Valencia, attended a ceremony Tuesday, June 20, commemorating the opening of a mobile adult day health care program at the Mars VFW — the first to open in the nation since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

“It’s a good thing,” Cartwright said of the program.

Steven Handler, associate chief of staff of geriatrics and extended care for VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, said the agency wanted to bring a resource program to a more rural area such as Mars in the name of convenience for veterans.