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For more information contact Christian Stryker 843.383.8068

HARTSVILLE, S.C. – More than 1,600 cyclists will be making their way through Hartsville and stopping at Coker College on Saturday, September 25 as part of the 25th Anniversary Bike MS Breakaway to the Beach. Coker will be the lunch stop on the annual bike ride that takes cyclists from Charlotte or Columbia to Myrtle Beach.

Sponsored by the National MS Society Mid-Atlantic Chapter, the Bike MS Breakaway raises money to help the more than 8,000 individuals suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS) in South Carolina and Western North Carolina.

Lunch will be served from 9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. in Coker’s Library-Information Technology Center parking lot.

Those individuals interested in volunteering to help serve lunch or cheer on the riders as they enter Hartsville should contact Dee Pierce at 843-383-8066 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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Coker College readies undergraduates for personal and professional success through a distinctive four-year program that emphasizes a practical application of the liberal arts as well as hands-on and discussion-based learning within and beyond the classroom. Coker is ranked among the “Best Colleges” in the South by U.S. News & World Report as well as The Princeton Review. Located in Hartsville, S.C., Coker is within two hours of the cultural, financial and recreational resources of Charlotte, Columbia, Charleston and Myrtle Beach.