Wareham residents took to the streets, rain or shine, on Saturday for the annual, town-wide cleanup effort spearheaded by the volunteer organization, Don't Trash Wareham.

With more than 350 signed up volunteers plus others who showed up simply to help, the effort took place in more than 60 locations.

For members of the Church in the Pines, the three things they found the most of included lottery tickets, cigarettes and small bottles of alcohol.

"I think it may have something to do with the movie theater nearby, or just trash falling off of the back of trucks," said Ronald Yancey.

This was Yancey's first year volunteering. He decided to join after noticing litter on Doty Street during his weekly drives to his church Sunday service, which is held in the theater.

"It's discouraging," he said.

Yancey and his fellow congregation members spent two hours picking up where the Cub Scouts had left off earlier that day.

Some had already picked up trash in the days preceding the weekend, and some planned to go out again on Sunday to finish what they started today.

According to Coordinator Nora Bicki, Don't Trash Wareham began last May with the help of Selectmen Judith Whiteside, Alan Slavin, Beaver Dam Publishing's own Jaime Rebhan and Mary Bruce.

"It's wonderful to see so many children cleaning out town," wrote Bicki. "Boys and girl scouts, school groups, and children with their families learned an important lesson while picking up other peoples' trash. These kids won't be litterers and they will make sure their friends and families won't be either."

With the help of Cape Cod 5 Savings Bank Foundation and the Wareham Cultural Council, Don't Trash Wareham will bring an educational program to all the first and second graders at Decas Elementary.