As I understand the basics, Friends of Lulu was through preemptive announcement by a member since departed saddled with a fund the group as a group may not have wanted and which their charter didn't allow them to administer. Months later, after public nudging by blogger-columnists Carlson and (I think she was first) Lisa Jonte, and an effort by current FOL members to clear the air as to their perspective on what happened, FOL has decided to be more aggressive about refunding the collected monies.
