WCBO West Coast Bancorp (MM)

Proceeds will feed the hungry through Portland Police Sunshine Division LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., June 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- West Coast Bank is a supporting sponsor of the Mattress World Charity Golf Tournament on July 8, 2009, 11:00 a.m., at the Oregon City Golf Club - Lone Oak. Proceeds will support the Portland Police Bureau's Sunshine Division, which has been helping to feed hungry families since 1923. West Coast Bank Regional President Dave Hansen is a past board member of the Sunshine Division. He said, "West Coast Bank is pleased to team up with Mattress World to help support the Sunshine Division in this serious time of need in our communities. Several of our Portland branches have placed food barrels in their lobbies and we encourage community members to visit these locations with contributions of canned and dry food goods during the month of July to support this cause." The Portland Police Sunshine Division is a non-profit emergency food relief organization. The Division maintains a civilian Board of Directors with the assistance of one sergeant paid for and supported by the Police Bureau. The Division has been in operation since the early 1920's and continues to offer emergency food relief as a result of generous donations of food, cash and services from local businesses and the general public. For more information see http://www.sunshinedivision.org/. West Coast Bancorp, (NASDAQ:WCBO), 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 Bancorp CONTACT: Dave Hansen, Regional President of West Coast Bancorp, +1-503-603-8040, Web Site: http://www.wcb.com/ http://www.sunshinedivision.org/

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