LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- West Coast Bank
is the title sponsor of the West Coast Bank Pro-Am for the seventh
consecutive year. The event teams LPGA touring professionals and
amateur partners in a one-day event on Monday, August 16, 2010, which kicks off the LPGA
Safeway Classic. The tournament will be held at Pumpkin Ridge Golf
Club, Ghost Creek Course beginning at 8:00
a.m. with a shotgun start.
West Coast Bank President and CEO Robert
D. Sznewajs said, "The Safeway Classic and West Coast Bank
Pro-Am raise funds for the Safeway Foundation, which benefits
children's charities in Oregon.
This worthwhile organization helps all the communities in which we
serve and well aligns with West Coast Bank's core values."
Tom Maletis, President of
Tournament Golf Foundation (TGF), the tournament owners and
organizers, said, "Tournament Golf Foundation and the Safeway
Classic are proud to have West Coast Bank as the title sponsor of
our Monday Pro-Am for the seventh consecutive year. We appreciate
their long-lasting relationship with us."
The much-anticipated Safeway Classic features the finest women
golfers in the world August 16-22 and
culminates Friday through Sunday (August
20-22) with the championship rounds. The tournament has
raised more than $13 million for
local children's charities in Oregon through the Safeway Foundation since
1972, and gave over $1 million last
year from tournament proceeds. For more information, visit
www.safewayclassic.com.
West Coast Bancorp (Nasdaq: WCBO) is a Northwest bank holding
company with $2.7 billion in assets,
operating 65 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
www.wcb.com.
SOURCE West Coast Bank
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