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GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – Dozens of walks across northeast Wisconsin rely on participants to raise money. At the heart of these fundraisers are thousands of people doing the right thing. That includes Team Survivor lead by captain David DeGroot, one of the top cancer fighters in the region. We were just playing [cribbage] and said what should we do to raise money? We looked at each other and said duh why dont we do a cribbage tournament DeGroot says with a laugh. It is just one way Team Survivor raises money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The research they do, because it is a blood cancer, impacts so many other kinds of cancer explains Davids wife Linda. This year the team is adding a golf outing to the calendar of events. Planning these outings is no easy task. It takes patience and a lot of work David says. He is always in fundraising mode, proudly wearing team apparel to draw attention to the cause. But, it is something David can not take off that starts the most conversations. There are two scars on my head he explains. David was diagnosed with a form of lymphoma in 2011. There is a 95% chance my cancer could come back. I have been in remission for 2.5 years now and doing what we can to find a cure, because I do not want it back he says. According to Linda If we can help them fund the next researcher, fund the next study that they are going to do. Whatever it takes to find a cure. Anchored by the DeGroots Team Survivor is consistently the top fundraiser at Light the Night – Fox Valley. We raised $6,000 one year and last year we raised over $8,000. This year our goal is over $10,000 David explains. I could not be more proud of him Linda says. Just the way that he has attacked this with such a positive attitude. The couple knows these grassroots fundraisers could lead to a cure if his cancer returns. Every day you wake up and go is today the day? Nope, but if it is, it is whatever God has got planned Da