Providing disaster relief gave two local men so much more in return.

Craig Luginbill of Millington and Chuck Johnson of Sandwich, both members of the Federated Church of Sandwich, joined with seven other volunteers in November to form an American Baptist Men’s Disaster Relief Team. Nine men in four trucks loaded with supplies hit the road for Red Bank, N.J., on Nov. 15 for a five-day mission.

While their only job was to clear trees felled by Superstorm Sandy, Johnson said they spent time with the people they served.