‘Grinch Night’: Butte man dons Grinch costume to raise money for charity [Video]

BUTTE — A little neighborhood located just off a busy street in Butte is a perfect Christmas village with nearly every home decked out in bright lights, but what happens if you’re one of the neighbors who has a heart that is two sizes too small?

It’s a perfect opportunity for a Grinch to thrive.

“It’s not that he doesn’t like Christmas, he just doesn’t like people. But deep down he has a big heart, cares about people,” says Jaison Carriger who is the official Grinch of the neighborhood.

Carriger says he can relate to the Grinch’s story but what has come to be known as Grinch Night actually started off as a joke when his family moved from the country to their current home in town.

“A bunch of people were going around checking out lights and we weren’t used to that, and I’m like you know what? I’m gonna throw this mask on and just go out …