WCBO West Coast Bancorp (MM)

Bike ride through the Oregon Cascades benefits the American Diabetes Association LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., June 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- West Coast Bank (NASDAQ:WCBO) is a major sponsor of the Tour de Cure Summit to Surf annual ride on July 12, 2007, to benefit the American Diabetes Association. Since Tour de Cure's beginning in 1991, thousands of individual riders and teams have participated to help prevent and cure diabetes. The Tour is a ride, not a race, with routes from 10 to 100 miles designed for everyone from the occasional rider to the experienced cyclist. Each route offers unparalleled vistas of the Cascades, including up close and personal views of Mt. Hood, before finishing on the bank of the Columbia River in the town of Hood River. West Coast Bank Regional President Dave Hansen said, "It's a privilege to support the American Diabetes Association with a fundraiser in which our families and customers can wholeheartedly participate." For route information or to register, see http://tour.diabetes.org/ West Coast Bancorp, one of Oregon Business Magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work For, is a Northwest bank holding company with $2.5 billion in assets, operating 60 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.wcb.com/

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