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Albany Mother of the Year 2015

Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan addresses those gathered for the 17th annual Mother of the Year Contest at the Albany Tulip Festival on Sunday, May 10, 2015, in Albany, N.Y. Carol Dutcher, a mother to over 40 foster children, won this year's Mother of the Year award. (Karla Cote / Special to the Times Union)
Mother of the Year nominees Jessica Colvin, left, and Silvanis Guillmo, right, along those who nominated them, congratulate Carol Dutcher on her crowning. Noreen Bruno, left, Caitlin Dutcher and Joseline Deitz applaud behind the nominees. (Karla Cote / Special to the Times Union)
Carol Dutcher of Ballston Lake, a mother to over 40 foster childen, is crowned by Tulip Queen Alexandra Cronin as Mother of the Year at the Albany Tulip Festival on Sunday, May 10, 2015, in Albany, N.Y. Her daughter, Caitlin Dutcher, is seen applauding behind her. (Karla Cote / Special to the Times Union)
Carol Dutcher talks to members of the media after being crowned Mother of the Year at the Albany Tulip Festival on Sunday, May 10, 2015, in Albany, N.Y. She is a mother to over 40 foster children and resides in Ballston Lake. (Karla Cote / Special to the Times Union)
Carol Dutcher hugs her granddaughter, Charissa Dittmar, after being crowned the Mother of the Year  on Sunday, May 11, 2014, at the Washington Park Lakehouse in Albany, N.Y. (Karla Cote / Special to the Times Union)
Carol Dutcher, the mother of over 40 foster children, waves to members of the media after being crowned Mother of the Year at the Albany Tulip Festival on Sunday, May 10, 2015, in Albany, N.Y. Her daughter, Caitlin Dutcher, who nominated her, is seen smiling in the background. (Karla Cote / Special to the Times Union)
Alexandra Cronin, left, poses with the Mother of the Year nominees and Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan for a group photograph at the 17th annual Mother of the Year Contest on Sunday, May 10, 2015, in Albany, N.Y. The nominees include Jessica Colvin, Silvanis Guillermo, Carol Dutcher, Donna Purnomo, and Laura Thibeault. (Karla Cote / Special to the Times Union)
The Mother of the Year nominees pose for a group photograph with the Tulip Court at the 17th annual Mother of the Year Contest on Sunday, May 10, 2015, in Albany, N.Y. Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan stands on the far right. (Karla Cote / Special to the Times Union)  
Carol Dutcher, left, hugs Ellie Dutcher after being crowned the Mother of the Year on Sunday at the 2015 Tulip Festival in Washington Park. Carol's granddaughter, Charissa Dittmar, sits in her mother's arms. (Karla Cote / Special to the Times Union)
Carol Dutcher celebrates with her family after being crowned the Mother of the Year on Sunday, May 10, 2015 at the Washington Park Lakehouse in Albany, N.Y.  (Karla Cote / Special to the Times Union)