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West Coast Bank Will Sponsor Multi-Cultural Camp Pomp in Conjunction With the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation's National Meeting in Portland, Oregon August 6-10 Camp Will Teach Children About Life 200 Years Ago in the Columbia Gorge LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., July 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- West Coast Bank (NASDAQ:WCBO) is sponsoring Camp Pomp, which will teach disadvantaged youth from the Portland/Vancouver area along with children and grandchildren of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation about life 200 years ago along the Columbia River Gorge. The company will also provide backpacks and supplies to all campers. Camp organizer Larry McClure said, "The Oregon Chapter of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation wanted to host a multicultural day camp for kids that would truly reflect the rich diversity of the Lewis and Clark expedition. West Coast Bank's sponsorship makes it possible for children to attend a week-long camp who otherwise would never be able to do so." The camp is named for the first child to camp cross-country to Oregon, Sacagawea's and Charbonneau's son, and will be held in conjunction with the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation's national meeting at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, August 6-10. For more information, contact Larry McClure at or visit http://www.lewisandclark.org/. 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 of West Coast Bancorp, +1-503-603-8040 Web site: http://www.lewisandclark.org/ Web site: http://www.wcb.com/

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