“I will come to this event every year, it’s such a great way to celebrate Dave’s memory!”

“What a truly deserving guy!“

These are just a few of the comments we heard about the Beyond the Badge Gala, held on November 5th, 2011 at DeSales University.  The Petzold Foundation would like to extend a heartfelt THANK YOU! to all of the attendees, sponsors, speakers and volunteers for making this event so special!

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The evening began with cocktails, music, food and fellowship as guests were welcomed to the second annual Beyond the Badge Gala.  After a wonderfully prepared sit down dinner, guest welcomed key note speaker; SSA Brian Herrick from the FBI Cyber Crime Unit in Philadelphia.  SSA Herrick along with Joe Pochron, Commanding Officer of the Officer David M. Petzold Digital Forensics Lab discussed the role of cyber crime in our country, our county, and in our own communities.  The pinnacle point of the evening was the presentation of the “Beyond the Badge Award for Outstanding Community Service” to Gerard Cozzolino.  Gerry has dedicated more than 40 years of service to the Upper Saucon Fire and Ambulance Corps and to Upper Saucon Township and surrounding areas.   We are truly blessed to have people like Gerry working amongst us.  The evening concluded with dancing and amazing music by Bigg Romeo!   We hope all of you had a night to remember, we know that we did!

We hope to see you all next year on November 10th, 2012!  Mark your calendar’s now!  11/10/12

Click here to see Gerry’s Nomination and Award Video

Click here to order any of the photo’s seen here from our event:

COMING SOON !!!!

Interested in being a sponsor or attending next year’s gala event? Please let us know at beyondthebadge@gmail.com.

Have an award recommendation? Click HERE!

Saturday, January 28^th @  DeSales University

Age Brackets:

U11 through High School Girls

Adult Open (co-ed welcome)

**Please register early as space is limited**

Please contact Jim Petzold for complete tournament details and rules

Donations will be recognized at 4 levels: Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze. Platinum designation will be awarded for donations of $1,000.00 or greater.  These donors will receive eight (8) event tickets, a full screen advertisement that will be visually present throughout the event, and additional signage located at premier locations. Gold designation will be awarded for gifts of $500.00 or greater and will include four (4) event tickets and a half screen advertisement.  Silver designation will be presented to donors of $250.00 and will include two (2) event tickets and business card advertisement.  Bronze designation will be awarded for donations of $100.00 and will be recognized through a sponsor listing.  Please see the SPONSOR FORM for complete details.

As we move forward, there will be both some familiar and some new faces on the Board. They will bring new energy, enthusiasm and ideas to the Foundation and will be introduced to all of you soon. Currently, Tom Nicoletti has accepted the appointment as Vice President and Kimberly Fritts has accepted the role of Secretary. Please also join me also in welcoming Catherine Pochek as the newly appointed Board Treasurer.

We are all joined by a love for David. We are all extremely dedicated to honoring his memory by growing the Foundation into a lasting presence in Lehigh County. We will continue to fund the scholarships at Southern Lehigh High School and DeSales University which not only recognize academic achievement, but also outstanding community service. The Beyond the Badge gala event will annually recognize that one person can truly make a difference in the lives of others.

We are deeply committed to the success of the Officer David M. Petzold Digital Forensics Laboratory of Lehigh County. The Foundation’s continuing goal is to help this lab evolve into one of the top digital forensic laboratory’s in the country, serving our local community, protecting and educating our children, and promoting the values that David so firmly believed. A team of officers who are as dedicated as David, now work to solve and prevent crime and keep all of our citizens safe, especially our young people. We as a Foundation, work to ensure that this vital service has all the tools necessary to succeed.

In the months ahead, the Board will also focus on increasing our membership and bringing enthusiastic involvement into our programs and fundraisers. We will be addressing our long term financial goals to ensure that our mission can continue for years to come. The work of the founding members has put the Foundation in a position to be a lasting, positive, responsible member of Lehigh County and I am personally dedicated to its continued success. I look forward to working with all of you to ensure that the heartfelt mission set forth by the founders of this organization in loving memory and honor of Officer Dave continues to be fulfilled.

Sincerely,

Christine Ross

President

Officer David M. Petzold Memorial Foundation

The Foundation is so excited about this award and the positive energy it can and has brought to this community.  We would like to hear from you about who you would nominate for the 2011 “Beyond the Badge” award to be presented at the 2^nd Annual Beyond the Badge Gala, to be held on the campus of DeSales University on November 5, 2011.

The criteria for nomination is as follows:

-Individuals that show leadership in the community, who during the past year have improved the quality of life in their own community or neighborhood

-For Police, Firefighter, or EMS technician whose on the job performance shows selflessness, honor and integrity

-For the youth of the community who show steadfast resolve for the community in which they live

-For the teachers, coaches and volunteers who have been positive adult role models and have prepared these youth for responsible citizenship.

Please submit nominations here.   Tell us in 100 words or less why your nominee deserves the applause — nominate as many people as you would like.  We look forward to hearing and sharing your stories.

After much heartfelt deliberation, I, Jessica Petzold-Slawter, have decided to leave the Officer David M. Petzold Memorial Foundation effective May 31^st, 2011.  The goals I had hoped to see completed with the Foundation are in place and now I will be focusing on my family. 

I have the honor and pleasure of announcing the next Foundation President; Mrs. Christine Ross.  Christine Ross has been a key part of the Foundation Board since the organization was founded in February 2008 and for the last 3 years as the Foundation Treasurer.  She has committed time, energy and her heart to this organization, the people, the programs and causes.  Christine assisted with the startup of the Foundation and has been thoroughly involved due to being the sister of Officer David Petzold and wanting to give back to a community that her brother loved.

Christine lives in West Chester, PA with her husband and their two children. Christine graduated from West Chester University with a B.S. in Accounting in 1993. In the years since then, she has worked in governmental, corporate, public and non-profit accounting.

Christine’s personal comments are: My personal goal for the Foundation is simple; to help make a difference in this community. I cannot affect lives exactly as David did, but through this Foundation, I will make every effort to positively enhance the lives of those within this community that my brother loved so much.

I know that with Christine at the head and the supportive Board aiding her, the Foundation will continue to achieve wonderful goals.  Thank You from the bottom of my heart to all of our members, volunteers and supporters from the last three years!  Please continue to support the Foundation and its valuable programs and events.

Sincerely,

Jessica Petzold-Slawter

Founder and President 2008-2011

Click here to see the broadcast from WFMZ Channel 69 News. 

Click here to read the dedication speach from Reverend Thomas Dailey of DeSales University.

Click here to read the press release from the office of Lehigh County District Attorney James B. Martin.

Click here to read the article and see photos from the online newsletter the “UpperSaucon Patch”.

Click here to read the article from the Morning Call.

Click here to see photos from the Morning Call.

Click below to watch the Morning Call news video:

The Officer David M. Petzold Digital Forensics Laboratory of Lehigh County is located on the campus of DeSales University, in Center Valley Pennsylvania.   This state of the art Computer Crime Lab will be instrumental to law enforcement agencies at the local and county level to assist in more efficiently and effectively completing electronic evidence collection, computer forensics, battling online child predators and investigating technology based crimes.

Officer Petzold would be proud.

Please see the Thank You letter from coordinator Jim Petzold to all…..

On behalf of the David Petzold Memorial Foundation and myself, I would like to thank everyone for their generous support. Together we raised over $5,000 again this year. This would not have been possible without the players and all of the hard work from our volunteers.  Our dedicated volunteers include the referees, the Pennridge Python parents (who operated the concession stand), the volunteers who worked the score tables, Greg Banis, Frank Demas, the Pennridge Yellowjacket board members, Mike Koch (for the goals and many other things), and of course my family. I would also like to thank Dave Cardie who generously donated his 50/50 winnings of $75.  Again, thanks Dave!  That was very kind of you to give your winnings back to the foundation.  We sincerely appreciate it.  

I look forward to seeing everyone again next year.

Thanks again,

Jim Petzold

If anyone has any pictures they would mind posted to the website…please forward them to odmpmf@gmail.com, as we forgot a camera this year!  Thanks to all!

Sponsor Form: 2011 DMP Memorial Golf Sponsor Letter

Registration Form: 2011 DMP Memorial Golf Registration

Please note: Pre-registration and payment is required by Monday May 2nd.  We will be accommodating 54 teams this year on all 27 holes. 

We are happy to announce that this year we will continue hosting the 5th Annual Officer David Petzold Memorial 3v3 Indoor Soccer Tournament!  Once again, the tournament will take place at DeSales University in Center Valley, PA.  Registration for the tournament is officially open as of today; please register early as the tournament has filled up in the past.  The age brackets for this year’s tournament will be U-9 Girls through High School Girls, in addition to an Adult Open Division (co-ed).  Please take a look at this year’s flier, rules, and application, all of which are attached below.  Thank you for your continued support throughout the years and we hope to see you again this year!  There will be trophies awarded, snacks for sale and fun to be had by all!  The proceeds of this fundraiser will benefit the David M. Petzold scholarship established at DeSales University, which assists students in furthering their education.  Don’t hesitate to call the Foundation or email coordinator Jim Petzold at jpetz6@comcast.net with any questions that you may have!

It’s a great cause, it’s great fun, we hope you will come out and join us!  Please see the sign up information and rules below.

Fill out an application to play:

Tournament Application 2011

Read tournament rules:

Tournament Rules 2011