A new group comprised of businesses and organizations in Lenexa hopes to capitalize on the FIFA World Cup coming to Kansas City in 2026. Pitch Lenexa intends to show off Lenexa to tourists during the World Cup with a series of inclusive community events and activities at venues around the city, including Lenexa City Center. Its ultimate plans go beyond that event, said Mark McFarland, organizer of the group. “The goal of the group is to have a big celebration for the World Cup. But that’s just an interim goal,” he said. “Ultimately, the idea is for the group to stay together and help get Lenexa involved intimately with lots of these types of events that come to the Kansas City metropolitan area.” Businesses and organizations involved with the group include Hinkle Law Firm LLC, AdventHealth Lenexa City Center and Quest Diagnostics, among others.
Source: Johnson County Post
