WCBO West Coast Bancorp (MM)

Company Co-sponsors 2005 Heart of Doernbecher Auction LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- West Coast Bank (NASDAQ:WCBO) recently partnered with other local businesses to sponsor the 2005 Heart of Doernbecher Auction, which raised $820,000 for urgently needed expansion of the Kenneth W. Ford Northwest Children's Cancer Center. West Coast Bank's Executive Vice President of Commercial Banking Xandra McKeown serves as Executive Vice President for the Doernbecher Foundation Board of Directors. She said, "West Coast Bank proudly sponsors activities like the Heart of Doernbecher Auction that help the communities we serve. It is a joy to support a dedicated pediatric hospital and academic health center of Doernbecher's distinction. Children from all over the Northwest benefit from the care and research offered at the hospital." Doernbecher Children's Hospital Foundation Executive Director Susan Nicol remarked, "The foundation is grateful for West Coast Bank's sponsorship of this successful fundraiser. As a result of their support, Doernbecher will be able to continue to serve more than 80% of the children with cancer in Oregon and SW Washington. Proceeds from the Auction directly benefit the construction of 21 new patient rooms in the Kenneth W. Ford Northwest Children's Cancer Center at Doernbecher." With nationally recognized programs in pediatric heart surgery, neurosurgery and cancer, Doernbecher Children's Hospital provides primary and specialized care to more than 46,000 children each year from Oregon, Southwest Washington, and beyond. As part of OHSU, the state's only academic health center, Doernbecher combines healing, teaching, discovery and outreach in its mission to improve the health of all children. For donation information, contact the Doernbecher Foundation at 503-294-7101 or 800-800-9583. 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 $1.9 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: Xandra T. McKeown, Executive Vice President, Commercial Banking of West Coast Bancorp, +1-503-598-3251 Web site: http://www.wcb.com/

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