WCBO West Coast Bancorp (MM)

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., Feb. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- West Coast Bank's (NASDAQ:WCBO) 800+ employees volunteered 22,630 community service hours in 2008. Mentoring elementary students, serving pancakes to firefighters, organizing field trips for low-income children, painting fences, donating blood, collecting school supplies and teddy bears for needy families and sick kids, cooking chili and walking in fundraisers...West Coast Bank's team members have done it all. Robert D. Sznewajs, President & CEO, said, "Our employees use their creativity and the company's volunteer time benefit to meet needs in the communities they serve. With social services, schools and non-profits suffering from budget and staff cuts, our team members' ongoing community support has been more appreciated than ever." 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 65 locations 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's web site at http://www.wcb.com/. DATASOURCE: West Coast Bank CONTACT: Cyndi Sparacio, Executive Vice President of Human Resources of West Coast Bancorp, +1-503-598-3242 Web Site: https://www.wcb.com/

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