LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., Oct. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its ongoing commitment to the communities it serves, West Coast Bank (NASDAQ: WCBOD) will donate more than 1,100 backpacks to schools, local youth organizations, and other civic groups in the Portland and Vancouver area. The gift is part of a company-wide donation of 2,700 total backpacks across the bank's Oregon-Washington marketplace.

Regional President Dave Hansen said, "As one of Oregon's oldest community banks, West Coast Bank continues to be concerned about the health of our local communities and the welfare of the families we serve. The bank is donating the backpacks and school supplies that have been collected through drives at area branches to help underprivileged students and their teachers, who often buy basic school supplies for these children with their own money."

West Coast Bancorp is a publicly held, Northwest bank holding company headquartered in Oregon with $2.5 billion in assets, and the parent company of West Coast Bank and West Coast Trust Company, Inc. West Coast Bank operates 65 branches in Oregon and Washington. The Company serves clients who seek the resources, sophisticated products and expertise of larger financial institutions, along with the local decision-making, market knowledge, and customer service 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 www.wcb.com.

SOURCE West Coast Bancorp