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West Coast Bank Sponsors Cancer Awareness & Treatment (C.A.T.) Walk for Fourth Year July 4th 5k Fun Walk and Parade is Hillsboro's Premier Event HILLSBORO, Ore., June 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- For the fourth consecutive year West Coast Bank (NASDAQ:WCBO) is the presenting sponsor of the Tuality Healthcare Foundation C.A.T. Walk (Cancer Awareness & Treatment), Saturday July 3, 8:00 a.m. (registration at 7:00 a.m.). (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010816/SFTH016ALOGO ) Proceeds from the 5K fun-walk will support the Tuality Healthcare Foundation's Cancer Initiative, which provides the community with the latest in cancer treatment and care, as well as outreach, education and preventive measures. Vice President & Hillsboro Branch Manager Cece Clitheroe said, "West Coast Bank is committed to the communities we serve and this worthwhile event remains a favorite. This is the fourth year of West Coast Bank's five-year, $50,000 commitment to sponsor the C.A.T. walk and support this important community project." More than 25 West Coast Bank employees will participate by staffing the food booth during registration and joining the walk. For the past seven years the bank has also sponsored a float in the July 4th parade that follows the walk. The float is decorated and manned by bank employees that live and work in the area. For more information on the C.A.T. walk, visit http://www.tualityfoundation.org/catwalk or contact JoDee Clark at . West Coast Bancorp is a Northwest bank holding company with $1.6 billion in assets, operating 48 offices in Oregon and Washington. The parent company of West Coast Bank and West Coast Trust, West Coast Bancorp is the largest publicly held bank holding company in Oregon. West Coast Bank services clients who seek the resources, sophisticated products and expertise of large financial institutions, along with the local decision making power, market knowledge, and orientation of a community bank. The Company offers a broad range of banking, investment, fiduciary and trust services. For more information, please visit the Company web site at http://www.wcb.com/. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010816/SFTH016ALOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: West Coast Bank CONTACT: Cece Clitheroe, Hillsboro Branch Manager of West Coast Bank, +1-503-693-6792 Web site: http://www.wcb.com/

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