West Coast Bank Is the Title Sponsor of the LPGA Pro-Am to Benefit Oregon Children's Charities

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