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West Coast Bank Sponsors Hillsboro July 4th Cancer Awareness & Treatment (C.A.T.) Walk Five-Year $50,000 Commitment Helped to Build OHSU/Tuality Cancer Center HILLSBORO, Ore., June 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- For the fifth consecutive year West Coast Bank (NASDAQ:WCBO) is the presenting sponsor of the Tuality Healthcare Foundation 5-K C.A.T. Walk (Cancer Awareness & Treatment) in Hillsboro as part of the company's five-year, $50,000 commitment. The C.A.T. Walk begins at 8:15 a.m. on Monday, July 4. This year an 8:00 a.m. Kid's Dash is also scheduled. Regional President Dave Hansen said, "West Coast Bank feels a real sense of community pride in helping to build the Tuality/OHSU Cancer Center in Hillsboro with our five-year $50,000 commitment to the C.A.T. Walk -- a company and community favorite. With the completion of the cancer center, area cancer patients no longer need to travel outside the community for radiation treatment." Catherine Crooker, director, foundation and external affairs for Tuality Healthcare, said, "Sponsors play an important part in the success of the C.A.T. Walk. We are extremely grateful to West Coast Bank for their generous support and commitment to providing cancer outreach and care for our community." More than 25 West Coast Bank employees participate in the C.A.T. Walk by staffing the food booth during registration and joining the walk. For the past eight years the bank has also sponsored a July 4th float in the Hillsboro Rotary parade that follows the walk. The float is decorated and manned by bank employees that live and work in the area. Proceeds from the 5K fun-walk support the Tuality Healthcare Foundation's Cancer Initiative, which provides the community with the latest in cancer treatment and care, as well as outreach, education and preventive measures. For more information on the C.A.T. walk, visit http://www.tualityfoundation.org/catwalk or email . West Coast Bancorp, one of Oregon Business Magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2004 and 2005, is a Northwest bank holding company with $1.8 billion in assets, operating 52 offices in Oregon and Washington. The company combines the sophisticated products and expertise of larger banks with the local decision making, market knowledge and customer service of a community bank. For more information, visit the Company web site at http://www.wcb.com/. DATASOURCE: West Coast Bancorp CONTACT: Dave Hansen, Regional President, +1-503-603-8040, or Cece Clitheroe, Hillsboro Branch Manager, +1-503-693-6792, both of West Coast Bank Web site: http://www.tualityfoundation.org/ Web site: http://www.wcb.com/

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