Make-A-Wish: Boca Beach Club, Boca Raton — July 21

Naomi Hied, 8, of Homestead, was granted her wish at the Boca Beach Club by Make-A-Wish Southern Florida to meet and swim with mermaids. Naomi has been in and out of hospitals because of a blood disorder. Friends and family joined in the festivities. ABOVE: Mermaids Caroline Simmel (left) and Kaelyn Tharp join Naomi in the pool. Photo provided