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West Coast Bank is the Title Sponsor of the Pro-Am Kick-Off Event for the LPGA Safeway Classic

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., July 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- For the fifth consecutive year, West Coast Bank is the title sponsor of the West Coast Bank Pro-Am to be held at the Columbia Edgewater Country Club on Monday, August 18, 2008. The event will team LPGA touring professionals and amateur partners in a one-day event that begins at 8:00 a.m. with a shotgun start, and kicks off the LPGA Safeway Classic.

The much-anticipated Safeway Classic features the finest women golfers in the world August 19-21, and culminates Friday through Sunday (August 22-24) with the championship rounds.

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 inOregon. This worthwhile organization helps all the communities in which we serve and aligns with the company'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 fifth consecutive year. We appreciate their long-lasting relationship with us."

This year's Safeway Classic will be the 37th edition. The tournament has raised more than $11 million for local children's charities inOregon through the Safeway Foundation since 1972, and gave over $1 million last year from tournament proceeds. For more information, visit http://www.safewaygolf.com.

West Coast Bancorp (Nasdaq: WCBO), one of Oregon Business Magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work For, is a Northwest bank holding company with $2.6 billion in assets, operating 64 offices inOregon andWashington. 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.

SOURCE West Coast Bancorp

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