Arthritis was making it difficult for him to open jars and cans.
Those residents were also asked to identify problems in need of solutions and recommend products they had found useful.
Bowdoinham is a member of theAARP internet of Age-Friendly Communities.
At the event the tools were displayed on two 8-foot-long conference tables.
It became quickly obvious that a more space-efficient display was needed.
Four volunteers accepted the design challenge.
2.The central display consists of two 3-foot -ong by 18-inch-high sections of picket fencing.
Adado sawwas used to make two grooves on the opposite ends of the same side of each block.
After cutting and sanding the base piece, it was painted green.
Two holes are drilled through the bottom of the box at approximately three inches from each edge.
Aligning holes are drilled into the table.
Each eyebolt is placed through the hole in the box and the aligning holes in the table.
The wingnut is tightened from the underside of the table.
Two single sections of picket fence placed next to one another need two bases for support.
ACOA has also shared the tool table with neighboring communities.
An aspect of the plan is to make affordable home modification information and services available.
In addition to displaying the tools, the tool table holds copies of the AARPHomeFit Guide.
