West Coast Bank Sponsors Mattress World Charity Golf Tournament on July 8, 2009

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 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
www.wcb.com.

SOURCE West Coast Bancorp

Dave Hansen, Regional President of West Coast Bancorp, +1-503-603-8040,
hansend@wcb.com