The backyard makeover team was filming at a Cranebrook property when they were ‘abducted’ from the blitz set and taken to the horse racing arena of the Hawkesbury Race Club at Clarendon.

Arriving at the racing club restaurant, they were greeted by a rousing applause from fans, Hawkesbury Rotary Club members, staff of the Samuel Morris Foundation and the Morris family of Cranebrook, whose home the team is renovating. Michael and Jo-Ann Morris established the Samuel Morris Foundation last year to help children who become disabled from near-drowning and hypoxic brain injuries.

Their youngest child, Samuel, was a drowning survivor at age two and has since become disabled requiring 24-hour care.

“Jo-Ann, Mick, the kids and Samuel have been through so much in the past couple of years so we were going to come out and surprise them,” Domestic Blitz presenter Richard Reid said. “But then they turned around and surprised us. We had no idea they were having this fabulous fundraiser with so many people in the community rallying around them.”

Scott Cam announced the Blitz team would donate $5000 to the Samuel Morris Foundation, the money to come from their sponsor, Bisley Work Wear.

Last Tuesday the Morris family was whisked away to the Hawkesbury Race Club Hotel so the Blitz team could secretly work on their home.

The Morris family returned home at 8pm on Thursday night after the charity auction to a beautifully renovated place. The Domestic Blitz episode will air in November.

“We were amazed by the renovations done; it’s now a completely different home and very beautiful, everything is beautiful outside and indoors,” Mr Morris said.

“There are not enough words for me to say, to thank everyone for what they have done for us.”

The Samuel Morris Foundation is the only charity in Australia supporting children who became disabled by near drowning or other hypoxic brain injuries and targets drowning prevention.